OpenAeroStruct is a lightweight tool that performs aerostructural optimization using OpenMDAO. It couples a vortex-lattice method (VLM) and a 6 degrees of freedom 3-dimensional spatial beam model to simulate aerodynamic and structural analyses using lifting surfaces. These simulations are wrapped with an optimizer using NASA's OpenMDAO framework. The analysis and optimization results can be visualized using included tools, producing figures such as this:

Install OpenAeroStruct by cloning this repository and entering the folder it generates. Then do:

pip install -e .

This version of OpenAeroStruct requires OpenMDAO v2.3+. If you are looking to use the previous version of OpenAeroStruct which uses OpenMDAO 1.7.4, use OpenAeroStruct v1.0 from here.

Please see the documentation for more installation details, walkthroughs, and examples.

For more background, theory, and figures, see the OpenAeroStruct journal article. Please cite this article when using OpenAeroStruct in your research or curricula.

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