Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles
Thiruvananthapuram, India - December 2024
Abstract - MATLAB-Enhanced Wing Design and Aerodynamic Modeling
This study presents an innovative MATLAB-based methodology for the efficient design of intricate wing surfaces, offering an alternative to the cumbersome and skill-intensive CAD software process. This method facilitates the automated creation of '.stl' files for wings of various dimensions, allowing for the integration of customizable geometrical features such as twist, sweep, and taper. It uniquely enables the incorporation of both geometric and aerodynamic twists, with the capability to produce varied root and tip airfoils internally. The software is compatible with multiple NACA airfoil series, extending support to CST and PARSEC parameterization methods. Furthermore, this research integrates the horizontal wind model (HWM) routine from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory into MATLAB, enabling the computation of wind speed using location- and time-specific data. This data is utilized in conjunction with the XFOIL solver embedded in our framework to conduct initial aerodynamic assessments employing the vortex panel method. The generated wing surface '.stl' files are designed to be seamlessly integrated with CFD software for comprehensive aerodynamic analysis.
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