CAPS
Analysis Interface Module (AIM)
Introduction

AIM Overview

An Analysis Interface Module (AIM) plug in is associated with the Computational Aircraft Prototype Syntheses (CAPS, introductionCAPS) portion of Engineering Sketch Pad (ESP).

The type of geometric fidelity expected by the plug-in is specified at dynamic load registration (which is be something like: Outer Mode Line, Mid-Surface Aero, Built-up Element Model, Structural Solid Model, etc.). Any inputs (not associated with the BRep) need to be specified at registration. The following functions are a part of any

Currently Available AIMs

A table of currently available AIMs is outlined below.

Surface Meshing Volume Meshing Aerodynamics Structures
Name AIM
EGADS Tess [6] egadsTessAIM
AFLR4 [7] [8] aflr4AIM
AFLR2 (2D Mesh only) aflr2AIM
Delaundo (2D Mesh only) delaundoAIM
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Name AIM
TetGen tetgenAIM
AFLR3 aflr3AIM
Pointwise pointwiseAIM
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Name AIM
FRICTION [9] frictionAIM
AWAVE [10] awaveAIM
XFOIL [5] xfoilAIM
TSFOIL tsfoilAIM
AVL [4] avlAIM
CART3D [1] cart3dAIM
FUN3D [2] fun3dAIM
SU [11] [12] su2AIM
Name AIM
MYSTRAN [3] mystranAIM
NASTRAN [13] nastranAIM
Astros astrosAIM
Masstran masstranAIM
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Documentaion for each of these AIMs is provided at the following links: