Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL)
Mission
Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive approaches to the design of affordable and high quality complex systems, emphasizing:
- System breadth and disciplinary depth
- Inclusion of uncertainty and risk
- Integrated Product and Process Development
- Concurrent Engineering and Multidisciplinary aspects
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Aerospace Systems Design Lab Publications [278]
Aerospace Systems Design Lab's published research results.
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A Coupled Approach to the Design Space Exploration of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08)Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) is identified as one of the preferred propulsion technologies for future manned missions to Mars and other interplanetary destinations. NTP systems can improve the returns and mitigate the ... -
Aircraft Flight Plan Optimization with Dynamic Weather and Airspace Constraints
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan which describes a proposed aircraft trajectory. This task is typically performed ahead of departure with the intent of minimizing operating costs, while accounting ... -
Feasibility Assessments of a Hybrid Turboelectric Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08)Electrified propulsion systems can provide potential environmental and performance benefits for future aircraft. The choice of the right propulsion architecture and the power management strategy depends on a number of ... -
Design and Analysis of the Thermal Management System of a Hybrid Turboelectric Regional Jet for the NASA ULI
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08)A team of researchers from multiple universities are collaborating on the demonstration of a hybrid turboelectric regional jet for 2030 under the NASA ULI Program. The thermal management is one of the major challenges for ... -
An Update on Sizing and Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Turboelectric Regional Jet for the NASA ULI Program
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08)Under the NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI) program, a team of universities are collaborating on the advancement of technologies a hybrid turboelectric regional jet, with an intent to enter service in the 2030 ... -
Verification and Measurement of Thrust Vectoring Using Thermal Mapping Techniques
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08)The feasibility of thrust vectoring measurement using thermal mapping techniques was investigated. In this study, thermal maps are represented by generated figures which display temperatures spatially using a grid of evenly ... -
Knowledge Discovery Within ADS-B Data from Routine Helicopter Tour Operations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Knowledge discovery or data mining techniques are widely used for anomaly detection in the commercial aviation domain to retrospectively improve operational safety. However, in the general aviation domain, especially for ... -
Differential Dynamic Programming to Critical-Engine-Inoperative Takeoff Certification Analysis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Critical-engine-inoperative (CEI) takeoff is a required flight test in transport aircraft type certification. Due to the limited excess power following engine failure, this flight test is potentially dangerous and highly ... -
Development of a Multi-Fidelity Reduced-Order Model Based on Manifold Alignment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)This work presents the development of a novel multi-fidelity, parametric, and non-intrusive Reduced Order Modeling~(ROM) method to tackle the problem of achieving an acceptable predictive accuracy under a limited computational ... -
An Approach for Fan Stage Conceptual Design with Non-Axisymmetric Stators in Presence of Distortion
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Advances in the study of distortion warrant the consideration of non-axisymmetric flow field impacts on fan designs. The lack of a method that considers such impacts in early design motivates this work. An approach to ... -
Conceptual Level Optimization of a Fan Stage Under Distortion Considering Aero-structural Constraints
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Rotor blades experience unsteady forces and aerodynamic losses when operating in a distorted inflow. The structural analysis of rotors under these conditions, therefore, is of prime importance during the early design phase. ... -
Dimensionality Reduction Techniques Applied to the Design of Hypersonic Aerial Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)This study presents a methodology for the use of parametric Reduced Order Modeling (ROM) techniques to generate predictive models of hypersonic aerodynamic flow fields. The goal of this study is to synthesize a methodology ... -
Dynamic Simulation of Vehicle Maneuvers for Loads Analysis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Testing critical loads during specific dynamic maneuvers is essential to aircraft structural design, and several such dynamic load cases must be demonstrated during the certification process. A simulation capability is ... -
A Certification-Driven Platform for Multidisciplinary Design Space Exploration in Airframe Early Preliminary Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Following the conceptual phase of aircraft design, sizing and performance estimations shift from historical-based empirical equations to physics-based simulations. The initial aircraft configuration is refined with a larger ... -
A Data-Driven Approach using Machine Learning to Enable Real-Time Flight Path Planning
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)As aviation traffic continues to grow, most airlines are concerned about flight delays, which increase operating costs for the airlines. Since most delays are caused by weather, pilots and flight dispatchers typically ... -
Optimal Siting of Sub-Urban Air Mobility (sUAM) Ground Architectures using Network Flow Formulation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Air Mobility (AM) operating models have steadily made their way into public conscience over the past decade due to increased research activity pioneered by large technology corporations such as Uber and Amazon. Estimates ... -
A Model-Based Aircraft Certification Framework for Normal Category Airplanes
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)A typical aircraft certification process consists of obtaining a type, production, airworthiness, and continued airworthiness certificate. During this process, a type certification plan is created that includes the intended ... -
A Methodology for Supersonic Commercial Market Estimation and Environmental Impact Evaluation (Part II)
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06)With the increasing research efforts in civil supersonic transport (SST) during the past decade, companies like Boom and Aerion are making the comeback of civil supersonic flight more promising than ever. Both companies ... -
Strategies for integrating models of interdependent subsystems of complex system-of-systems products
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006)The Office of Naval Research has established a need for improved design and analysis methods for the next generation of naval surface combatants. The Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL) has initiated the Integrated ... -
A Method for Simultaneous Optimization of Power Management Schedule and Flight Trajectory for Hybrid Electric Aircrafts
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05)The aviation industry relies on a diverse set of objectives to operate at optimal efficiency and profitability. Two of these objectives include reducing emissions and generating optimal flight trajectories. There is ...
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