English
Related papers

Related papers: Optimization and Generation in Aerodynamics Invers…

200 papers

Inverse design aims to design the input variables of a physical system to optimize a specified objective function, typically formulated as a search or optimization problem. However, in 3D domains, the design space grows exponentially,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Yuze Hao , Linchao Zhu , Yi Yang

The inverse approach is computationally efficient in aerodynamic design as the desired target performance distribution is prespecified. However, it has some significant limitations that prevent it from achieving full efficiency. First, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-10 Sunwoong Yang , Sanga Lee , Kwanjung Yee

Breakthroughs in aerodynamic optimization have made it possible to develop efficient modes of transport with lesser exploitation of valuable resources. This makes it crucial for technical professionals such as engineers and scientists to…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-11-09 Paras Singh , Harshit Gupta , Ojas Vinayak , Aryan Tyagi

Inverse design approach, which directly generates optimal aerodynamic shape with neural network models to meet designated performance targets, has drawn enormous attention. However, the current state-of-the-art inverse design approach for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Shisong Deng , Qiang Zhang , Zhengyang Cai

Inverse design, where we seek to design input variables in order to optimize an underlying objective function, is an important problem that arises across fields such as mechanical engineering to aerospace engineering. Inverse design is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Tailin Wu , Takashi Maruyama , Long Wei , Tao Zhang , Yilun Du , Gianluca Iaccarino , Jure Leskovec

The optimization of geometries for aerodynamic design often relies on a large number of expensive simulations to evaluate and iteratively improve the geometries. It is possible to reduce the number of simulations by providing a starting…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-09-23 Thomas Wagenaar , Simone Mancini , Andrés Mateo-Gabín

Engineering design optimization requires an efficient combination of a 3D shape representation, an optimization algorithm, and a design performance evaluation method, which is often computationally expensive. We present a prompt evolution…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Melvin Wong , Thiago Rios , Stefan Menzel , Yew Soon Ong

Generative inverse design requires incorporating physical constraints to ensure that generated designs are both reliable and accurate. However, we observe that current state-of-the-art energy-based methods suffer from an asynchronous…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Aobo Yang , Zhen Wei , Rhea Liem , Pascal Fua

This paper introduces a methodology designed to augment the inverse design optimization process in scenarios constrained by limited compute, through the strategic synergy of multi-fidelity evaluations, machine learning models, and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Luka Grbcic , Juliane Müller , Wibe Albert de Jong

Inverse design problems are common in engineering and materials science. The forward direction, i.e., computing output quantities from design parameters, typically requires running a numerical simulation, such as a FEM, as an intermediate…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Jens U. Kreber , Christian Weißenfels , Joerg Stueckler

The aerodynamic optimization process of cars requires multiple iterations between aerodynamicists and stylists. Response Surface Modeling and Reduced-Order Modeling are commonly used to eliminate the overhead due to Computational Fluid…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-05-26 Sam Jacob Jacob , Markus Mrosek , Carsten Othmer , Harald Köstler

This study presents a generative optimization framework that builds on a fine-tuned diffusion model and reward-directed sampling to generate high-performance engineering designs. The framework adopts a parametric representation of the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Hadi Keramati , Patrick Kirchen , Mohammed Hannan , Rajeev K. Jaiman

In aerodynamic shape optimization, the convergence and computational cost are greatly affected by the representation capacity and compactness of the design space. Previous research has demonstrated that using a deep generative model to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-11 Wei Chen , Arun Ramamurthy

The aerodynamic design of modern civil aircraft requires a true sense of intelligence since it requires a good understanding of transonic aerodynamics and sufficient experience. Reinforcement learning is an artificial general intelligence…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-09-21 Runze Li , Yufei Zhang , Haixin Chen

Denoising diffusion models trained at web-scale have revolutionized image generation. The application of these tools to engineering design is an intriguing possibility, but is currently limited by their inability to parse and enforce…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-19 Nikos Arechiga , Frank Permenter , Binyang Song , Chenyang Yuan

Inverse design (ID) is a computational method that systematically explores a design space to find optimal device geometries based on specific performance criteria. In silicon photonics, ID often leads to devices with design features that…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-11 Shaheer Khan , Mustafa Hammood , Nicolas A. F. Jaeger , Lukas Chrostowski

Inverse design refers to the problem of optimizing the input of an objective function in order to enact a target outcome. For many real-world engineering problems, the objective function takes the form of a simulator that predicts how the…

The computational cost of traditional Computational Fluid Dynamics-based Aerodynamic Shape Optimization severely restricts design space exploration. This paper introduces TripOptimizer, a fully differentiable deep learning framework for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Parsa Vatani , Mohamed Elrefaie , Farhad Nazarpour , Faez Ahmed

An evolutionary multi-objective aerodynamic design optimization method using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations incorporating deep neural network (DNN) to reduce the required computational time is proposed. In this approach,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-05-01 Yukito Tsunoda , Akira Oyama

Designing physical artifacts that serve a purpose - such as tools and other functional structures - is central to engineering as well as everyday human behavior. Though automating design has tremendous promise, general-purpose methods do…

‹ Prev 1 2 3 10 Next ›