Multi-disciplinary Design, Analysis and Optimization (MDAO)
Project Description
The Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) Technical Challenge develops advanced design and optimization tools for coupled multidisciplinary analysis with a range of fidelities to shorten the design cycle of revolutionary new vehicles. It will use X-Plane ground and flight test data to validate the implementation of critical physics required to model new concept aircraft.
More »Anticipated Benefits
Successful completion of this Technical Challenge advances the state of the art in conceptual aircraft design and analysis tools. These new tools will be used for coupled multidisciplinary analysis of future aircraft concepts, allowing accurate assessment of their anticipated benefits with respect to fuel efficiency, noise, and emissions. They will enable mixed fidelity optimization to solve advanced aircraft MDAO problems efficiently. Reduced order models will be developed to accelerate design solutions. High-fidelity multi-disciplinary optimization with analytic derivatives will be integrated into the aircraft design cycle.
More »Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Research Center
(GRC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (GA Tech) | Supporting Organization | Academia | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Supporting Organization | Academia | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Old Dominion University | Supporting Organization | Academia | Norfolk, Virginia |
| The University of Alabama | Supporting Organization | Academia | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley) | Supporting Organization | Academia | Berkeley, California |
| University of Maryland-College Park (UMCP) | Supporting Organization |
Academia
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI)
|
College Park, Maryland |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Supporting Organization | Academia | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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Virginia
