A comparison of airfoil shape parameterization techniques for early design optimization

13th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Sripawadkul, V ^a   Padulo, M ^a   Guenov, M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOIL DESIGN; COMPARISON METRICS; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EARLY DESIGN STAGES; FUNCTION TRANSFORMATION; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PARAMETERIZATION TECHNIQUES;

AIRFOILS; PARAMETERIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84880789371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-9050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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