Combined Aerostructural Wing and High-Lift System Optimization

A coupled-adjoint aerostrutctural wing optimization tool has been modified to include the optimization of high-lift devices from the start of the optimization process. The aerostructural tool couples a quasi-three-dimensional method with a finite beam element model. In this paper, the quasi-three-dimensional method is modified using a α method of Van Dam to enable high-lift aerodynamic analysis..