Aerodynamic shape optimization of a blended-wing-body aircraft

51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Lyu, Zhoujie ^a   Martins, Joaquim R R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT METHODS; AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; BLENDED WING BODY; DESIGN VARIABLES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; ROOT BENDING MOMENT; STABILITY CONSTRAINTS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; DESIGN; DRAG COEFFICIENT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

PLANFORMS;

EID: 84881441873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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