Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory: Recent submissions

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    • Aerodynamic Optimization Based on the Euler and Navier-Stokes Equations using Unstructured Grids 

      Elliott, Jonathan Kindred (Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998-06)
      The overall problem area addressed is that of efficient aerodynamic shape design through the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A method is presented for performing optimization including modal inverse design and ...

    • Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of a MEMS-based Micropropulsion System 

      Bayt, Robert L. (Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999-06)
      Various trends in the spacecraft industry are driving the development of low-thrust propulsion systems. These may be needed for fine attitude control, or to reduce the mass of the propulsion system through the use of small ...

    • Silicon micromachined sensors and sensor arrays for shear-stress measurements in aerodynamic flows 

      Padmanabhan, Aravind (Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997-02)
      In this thesis we report on a new micromachined floating-element shear-stress sensor for turbulent boundary layer research. Applications in low shear-stress environments such as turbulent boundary layers require extremely ...