ANK306 Optimization In Aircraft Design

 The most up-to-date version of the course regulations is available on the USOS platform (1130-AERO0-MSA-3007).

To build more and more competitive aircraft optimization methods are needed. During the course students will learn how to define optimization tasks, choose design variables and objective functions. Get to know about different optimization methods starting from graphical, engineering one and finishing with numerical optimization methods. Theoretical basis will be shown as well as industrial approach and practical examples.

Important information:

The rules of crediting

Detailed schedule (2024 summer)

Detailed schedule of laboratory classes

Results:

Homework

Projects

Colloquium

Final results

Lectures:

1. Introduction to Optimization
2. Mathematical basics of Optimization I
3. Mathematical basics of Optimization II
4. Mathematical basics of Optimization III
5. Mathematical basics of Optimization IV
6. Mathematical basics of Optimization V
7. Mathematical basics of Optimization VI
8. Mathematical basics of Optimization VII - Genetic Algorithms
9. Mathematical basics of Optimization VIII - Evolution Strategies
10. Mathematical basics of Optimization IX - Particle Swarm Optimization
11. Initial & advanced sizing
12. Quality Function Deployment
13. Topological Optimization
14. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Homework:

1. Exercise for lecture No. 3
2. Exercise for lecture No. 4
3. Exercise for lecture No. 5

Projects:

 1. Project No. 1 - Introduction to optimisation

     Project instruction: Project No. 1

• Program OptiM
• OptiM manual
• Program Dev-Cpp 5.11 (link to the download page)
• Task_No 1
• Task_No 2
• Task_No 3

 2. Project No. 2 - Optimisation of an airfoil

     Project instruction: Project No. 2  

• Program Optofoil (zip file)

Attention!

     You must use Dev-C++ ver. to compile the code. 4.9.9.2 or Dev-C++ 5.11 with TDM-GCC 4.9.2 64-bit Release compiler

 3. Project No. 3 - Introduction to nondeterministic methods and genetic algorithms

     Project instruction: Project No. 3

 4. Project No. 4 - Wing optimisation

     Project instruction: Project No. 4

 5. Project No. 5 - Topological optimisation

     Project instruction: Project No. 5