Constrained multipoint aerodynamic shape optimization using an adjoint formulation and parallel computers

35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Reuther, J ^a   Jameson, A ^b   Alonso, J J ^b   Rimlinger, M J ^a   Saunders, D ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CONTROL THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GEOMETRY; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; MESSAGE PASSING; OPTIMIZATION; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

ADJOINT DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; DISTRIBUTED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; DISTRIBUTED-MEMORY COMPUTERS; MESSAGE PASSING INTERFACE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; UNCONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84982317976     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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