High Fidelity Fluids Simulation for Virtual Prototyping of Autonomous Aerial Vehicles

Design and development of autonomous air vehicles, both for drone delivery applications and larger passenger carrying EVTOLs, present many challenges. Maximizing range and carrying capacity through aerodynamic optimization while managing battery cooling and safety requirements is essential for commercial viability of designs. These vehicles also need to be robust – operating at the high levels of reliability mandated by the FAA, but within a complex urban environment that is drastically different compared to traditional aircrafts.

Developing components and systems with physical testing is a costly and time-consuming process, while flight tests of prototype aircraft come with their own risks. Performance attributes such as total vehicle noise or aerodynamic stability are impossible to evaluate through component testing and require expensive late stage redesign when uncovered during test flights.

Webinar Highlights:

• SIMULIA solutions for aerodynamic and aeroacoustic evaluation of multicopter vehicles from component level to full vehicle under real world conditions
• Rapid virtual prototyping and optimization at the component or subsystem level, right through to full vehicle simulations of certification environments and operational scenarios
• Automated best practice multicopter workflow leveraging the benefits of SIMULIA’s PowerFLOW solver for rapid model build and accurate fluids simulation
• Battery thermal management and occupant thermal/acoustic comfort simulation capabilities