Introduction

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• CBAero AIM Overview

CBAero AIM Overview

A module in the Computational Aircraft Prototype Syntheses (CAPS) has been developed to interact (primarily through input files) with NASA Ames's CBAero [1]. CBAero (Configuration Based Aerodynamics) software package is an engineering level aero-thermodynamics tool for predicting the aerodynamic and aero-thermodynamic environments of general vehicle configurations. Currently only a subset of CBAero's input options have been exposed in the analysis interface module (AIM), but features can easily be included as future needs arise.

An outline of the AIM's inputs and outputs are provided in AIM Inputs and AIM Outputs, respectively.

Geometric attributes recognized by the AIM are provided in Attribution.

The accepted and expected geometric representation are detailed in Geometry Representation.