Automate Optimization and Design Tasks Across Disciplines with Object-Oriented Optimization Tool 2.0

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Overview

This multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO) solution automates optimization tasks early in the design process according to a range of user-defined parameters, including factors such as cost, safety, and environmental impact. The tool provides a framework that enables several engineers to use multiple programs to globally optimize a model. This tool quickly streamlines optimization and design tasks by integrating disparate software packages--NASTRAN®, ZAERO®, Cart3D, FUN3D, MOMAT, etc.--in a cross-platform network environment. Designers can convert design variables to structural parameters and generate objective functions using either the built-in pre/post-processor or their own analyzer. FEATURES * Central executive module allows designers to choose input/output files and solution modules, determine the status of tasks, and select modules for output viewing and filtering. * Object-oriented framework integrates the analysis codes for multiple disciplines, rather than relying on one code to perform the analysis for all disciplines. * Modules calculate structural weight, stress, deflection, buckling, and more. * Graphical user interface can provide a single point of control for applications that run on a user's PC or for code that may reside on remote workstations or a computational cluster. * Use of existing tools and practices saves development time and resources. * With most of the code written in standard Fortran, it is easy to upgrade and incorporate new optimization technologies while integrating/adopting new state-of-the-art software. POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS Originally developed for preliminary design of subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic aircraft, this innovative MDAO tool can be applied to other engineering fields, including: * Shipbuilding * Automotive * Engineering services * Packaging * Sporting equipment NASTRAN is a registered trademark of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ZAERO is a registered trademark of ZONA Technology, Inc.