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I. Introduction urrent aircraft development programs are realized as collaborative and multi-organizational
design processes. A major challenge hampering cost effective design …

This paper presents methodological investigations performed in research activities in the field
of MDO in overall aircraft design in the ongoing EU funded research project AGILE. AGILE …

The solution of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations employs an appropriate set of
equations for the turbulence modelling. The closure coefficients of the turbulence model …

The AGILE project has developed the next generation of aircraft Multidisciplinary Design and
Optimization processes providing significant reductions in aircraft development costs and …

A major issue in vehicle industry is the presence of variability in the physical properties and
manufacturing processes. Deterministic approaches are unable to take into account these …

This work investigates the potential to reduce fuel consumption associated with civil
rotorcraft operations at mission level, through optimization of the engine design point cycle …