Stability-constrained aerodynamic shape optimization of flying wings

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1431-1449

  Mader, Charles A ^a   Martins, Joaquim R R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; PLANFORMS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; DRAG MINIMIZATION; INVISCID THEORY; MOMENT CONSTRAINTS; OPTIMIZATION FORMULATIONS; RECTANGULAR WINGS; STABILITY CONSTRAINTS; STATIC STABILITY;

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY;

EID: 84888382528     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.C031956     Document Type: Article

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