Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering

Molding direction constraints in structural optimization via a level-set method (Gr´egoire Allaire, Franc¸ois Jouve and Georgios Michailidis).- Adaptive Control for Weakly Minimum Phase Linear Infinite-Dimensional Systems in Hilbert Space Using a Zero Filter (Mark J. Balas, Susan A. Frost).- Aeroelasticity of the PrandtlPlane (Rauno Cavallaro, Rocco Bombardieri, Simone Silvani, Luciano Demasi and Giovanni Bernardini).- HyPSim: a simulation tool for hybrid aircraft performance analysis (Vittorio Cipolla, Fabrizio Oliviero).- Evolutionary and Heuristic Methods Applied to Problems in Optimal Control (Bruce A. Conway).- Thin-walled beams: asymptotic models and applications (Cesare Davini, Lorenzo Freddi and Rpberto Paroni).- The Variational Approach to Fracture (Gianpietro Del Piero).- Minimum Induced Drag Theorems for Nonplanar Systems and Closed Wings (Luciano Demasi, Giovanni Monegato, and Rauno Cavallaro).- On aerodynamic design with a POD surrogate model (Valentina Dolci, Renzo Arina).- Trust Region Filter-SQP Method for Multi-Fidelity Wing Aerostructural Optimization (Ali Elham and Michel J.L. van Tooren).- Tensegrity rings for deployable space antennas (Pier Luigi Ganga, Andrea Micheletti, Paolo Podio-Guidugli, Lucio Scolamiero, Gunnar Tibert, and Valfredo Zolesi).- Data analytic UQ cascade (Bijan Mohammadi).- Aerodynamic design of "box blade" and "non-planar" wind turbines (Luigi Molea, Emanuele Di Vitantonio, Aldo Frediani).- Numerical Study of a Monolithic Fluid-Structure Formulation (Olivier Pironneau).- A New, General Neighboring Optimal Guidance for Aerospace Vehicles (Mauro Pontani).- State-of-the-art of optimum shape design methods for industrial applications and beyond (Bruno Stoufflet).- Variational Analysis and Euler Equation of the Optimum Propeller Problem (Francesco Torrigiani, Aldo Frediani, Antonio Dipace).