Section: Overall Objectives

Objectives

The project has several objectives: to analyze mathematically coupled PDE systems involving one or more disciplines in the perspective of geometrical optimization or control, to construct, analyze and experiment numerical algorithms for the efficient solution of PDEs (coupling algorithms, model reduction), or multi-criterion optimization of discretized PDEs (gradient-based methods, evolutionary algorithms, hybrid methods, artificial neural networks, game strategies), to develop software platforms for code-coupling and for parallel and distributed computing.

Major applications include : the multi-disciplinary optimization of aerodynamic configurations (wings in particular) in partnership with the French or European aeronautical industry and research (Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, etc), the geometrical optimization of antennas in partnership with France Télécom and Thalès Air Défense (see Opratel Virtual Lab.), the development of Collaborative, Distributed and High-Performance environments in collaboration with Chinese partners (CAE).