Advanced Model Optimization and Data Fusion Methods in Aircraft

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E2: Control Theory and Mechanics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 6249

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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Interests: aircraft design; aero-engine; optimization; flow control; computational fluid dynamics; prognostic and health management; artificial intelligence; data-driven model; digital twin

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School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
Interests: optimization design; flow control; biomimetic surface structure; data-driven model

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Dear Colleagues,

Advanced model optimization and data fusion methods play an increasingly important role in aircraft applications. Recent work has demonstrated the effectiveness of advanced models in the analysis, prediction, and optimization design of aircraft. The present Special Issue, titled “Advanced Model Optimization and Data Fusion Methods in Aircraft”, focuses on topics related to the application of machine learning, deep learning, data fusion methods, and other emerging data-driven techniques to support and improve the development of aircraft applications. Authors are invited to submit full research articles or review manuscripts addressing (but not limited to) the following topics:

  • Application of advanced model in aircraft shape optimization;
  • Application of advanced model in flow mechanism analysis;
  • Big data, machine learning, and data mining in aircraft applications;
  • Application of data-driven model in numerical simulation and performance prediction;
  • Digital twin method in aircraft applications;
  • Intelligent flow control;
  • Application of data fusion methods in aerodynamic analysis;
  • Application of advanced model in prognostic and health management.

The focal topics listed above are not meant to exclude articles from additional related areas. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions and invite you to contact the Guest Editor should you have further questions.

Prof. Dr. Gang Sun
Dr. Liyue Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • advanced model
  • optimization
  • aircraft
  • aircraft design
  • data-driven method
  • data fusion
  • digital twin

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Comparative Analysis of NURBS and Finite Element Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications: Case Study on NACA 2412 Airfoil Aerodynamics
by Sohaib Guendaoui, Lahcen El Ouadefli, Abdeslam El Akkad, Ahmed Elkhalfi, Sorin Vlase and Maria Luminița Scutaru
Mathematics 2024, 12(20), 3211; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12203211 - 14 Oct 2024
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In this research, an attempt was made to employ the Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) method for a challenging computational fluid dynamics (CFD) problem of aerodynamics around NACA 2412 airfoils. The comparison was carried out thoroughly by using the same boundary conditions and geometry, [...] Read more.
In this research, an attempt was made to employ the Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) method for a challenging computational fluid dynamics (CFD) problem of aerodynamics around NACA 2412 airfoils. The comparison was carried out thoroughly by using the same boundary conditions and geometry, comparing NURBS to standard FEM implementations. Our study was interested in demonstrating the foreseeable functionalities of NURBS for solving complex CFD problems and conducting a comparative effectiveness performance evaluation between them with traditional FEM methodologies. Full article
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A Review of Intelligent Airfoil Aerodynamic Optimization Methods Based on Data-Driven Advanced Models
by Liyue Wang, Haochen Zhang, Cong Wang, Jun Tao, Xinyue Lan, Gang Sun and Jinzhang Feng
Mathematics 2024, 12(10), 1417; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12101417 - 7 May 2024
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With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, data-driven advanced models have provided new ideas and means for airfoil aerodynamic optimization. As the advanced models update and iterate, many useful explorations and attempts have been made by researchers on the integrated application of [...] Read more.
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, data-driven advanced models have provided new ideas and means for airfoil aerodynamic optimization. As the advanced models update and iterate, many useful explorations and attempts have been made by researchers on the integrated application of artificial intelligence and airfoil aerodynamic optimization. In this paper, many critical aerodynamic optimization steps where data-driven advanced models are employed are reviewed. These steps include geometric parameterization, aerodynamic solving and performance evaluation, and model optimization. In this way, the improvements in the airfoil aerodynamic optimization area led by data-driven advanced models are introduced. These improvements involve more accurate global description of airfoil, faster prediction of aerodynamic performance, and more intelligent optimization modeling. Finally, the challenges and prospect of applying data-driven advanced models to aerodynamic optimization are discussed. Full article
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