Vortex-bases Aerodynamics solver toolkit (VAST)

VAST for eVTOL simulation

Here is a demonstration of the UVLM option in VAST.

This project aims to solve the eVTOL system design problem by introducing a new tool with automatic adjoint derivative computation. My role in this project is to develop a medium/low fidelity tool called vortex-based aerodynamic solver toolkit (VAST). It is a union of the vortex-based method, lifting line theorem, and vortex panel method with maximum code reuse among these tools.

Demonstration in a system-level of optimization of an air taxi

Sarojini, D., Ruh, M., Jo Joshy, A., Yan, J., Ivanov, A., Scotzniovsky, L., Fletcher, A., Orndorff, N., Sperry, M., Gandarillas, V., Asher, I., Chambers, J., Gill, H., Lee, S., Cheng, Z., Rodriguez, G., Zhao, S., Mi, C., Nascenzi, T., … Hwang, J. T. (n.d.). Large-Scale Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of an eVTOL Aircraft using Comprehensive Analysis. in AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum.

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