✈️ Eco-Design of Aircraft Wings Using Advanced Materials and Optimization

This repository supports the research project titled “Effect of Structural/Material Ecodesign Levers on Wing Design”, conducted as part of academic work at ISAE-SUPAERO. The project investigates the potential of advanced materials and optimization algorithms to reduce the environmental impact and structural weight of commercial aircraft wings.

🧪 Project Overview

The main research goals are:

• Aero-structural optimization of Airbus A320/A321 wings using various materials.
• Evaluation of material impact on weight, fuel burn, and emissions.
• Multi-objective optimization for new material composition using generative models.

The study leverages tools like OpenAeroStruct and builds upon the CatalogsVAE framework.

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📁 Repository Structure

Reports & Presentations

Contains documentation of the project progress, including:

• Kick-off and progress presentations
• Reports detailing methodology, results, and conclusions

rp_OAS

Focuses on simulations performed using OpenAeroStruct (OAS):

• Structural/material optimization of aircraft wings
• Material trade studies (AL6061, CFRP, Titanium, Steel)

rp_VAE

Extends the original CatalogsVAE project to:

• Enable multi-objective optimization of new material compositions
• Integrate machine learning (Variational Autoencoders) for representing and exploring discrete material spaces

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📊 Materials and Tools

• Aircraft Models: A320-200 / A321-200 CeRAS Wing
• Materials Tested: Aluminum 6061, CFRP, Steel, Titanium
• Optimization Tools: OpenAeroStruct (gradient-based), VAE (probabilistic modeling)

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🧑‍💻 Contributors

• Almudena Cobo-Urios

• Álvaro Silva-Vilela-Caridade

  (Tutor: Prof. Joseph Morlier) (Assistance from Shantanu SAPRE)