Application of AD for the aero-structural optimization of wings

Application of AD for the aero-structural optimization of wings

Come learn how to use Aerodynamic Design for optimizing wing structures at our event!

By ITU AeroMDO Lab

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Monday, June 16 · 9:30am - 4:30pm GMT+3

Location

İTÜ Merkezi Derslik C

İTÜ Ayazağa Kampüsü İstanbul, İstanbul 34467 Turkey

About this event

This workshop will focus on the coupled aerodynamic–structural optimization of wings, assisted by Algorithmic Differentiation (AD). Participants will learn how to set up and solve multidisciplinary optimization problems that account for both aerodynamic performance and structural constraints. A key aspect of the training will be the use of AD to efficiently compute the sensitivities required for gradient-based optimization techniques.

The workshop combines theoretical instruction with practical application. Teaching materials include the instructor’s lecture notes, key bibliographic references, and open-source software tools to support hands-on learning.


Overview

▪Introduction: new efficient wings, aerostructural coupling, and optimization

▪Optimization Foundations: definitions, classifications, numerical optimization methods (gradient-based optimization)

▪Sensitivity Analysis: Principles of gradient evaluation, including the adjoint method and an introduction to algorithmic differentiation.

▪Hands-On AD: practical session using an AD library on a simplified problem, comparing forward and reverse mode differentiation

▪MDO: introduction to MDO architectures and coupled gradient evaluation strategies

▪Coupled Gradients with AD: application of AD in evaluating gradients

▪High-Fidelity Aero-Structural Optimization: demonstration of a full aero-structural optimization workflow using high-fidelity models and AD-enhanced gradient evaluation

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ITU AeroMDO Lab

AeroMDO Lab (Aerospace Multidisciplinary Design Optimization) is established in 2019 in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Current Research Topics are covering the following disciplines and topics:

Aerodynamics, Aerodynamic Shape Optimization, Aeroelasticity, Aeroelastic Optimization, Aeroacoustics and Sonic Boom Minimization, Integration of Propulsion Systems to MDO, Aeroservoelasticity, Aerospace Structures, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Structural Dynamics, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Structural Reliability, Reliability Based Design Optimization, Stochastic Optimization, Uncertainty Quantification, Reduced Order Modelling, Multifidelity Analysis and Optimization, Sensitivity Analysis

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Website:

https://aeromdo.itu.edu.tr/

E-mail:

aeromdo@itu.edu.tr