@inproceedings{f72a7744e75049dab2204771bed11c18,
title = "Application of multidisciplinary design optimization to racecar design and analysis",
abstract = "Multidisciplinary design instances arise when the performance of large-scale, complex systems can be affected through the optimal design of several smaller functional units or subsystems. In this paper, we describe the use of multidisciplinary design optimization to resolve system-level tradeoffs during racecar design. Our implementation involves three design variables: weight distribution, aerodynamic downforce distribution, and roll stiffness distribution. The objective is to determine the racecar configuration that minimizes lap time around a skidpad of constant radius while satisfying a yaw balance constraint. The force and aerodynamic components of the design optimization problem provide the multidisciplinary setting in which Collaborative Optimization is implemented and compared with previous results obtained from a traditional optimization formulation.",
author = "Mcallister, {Charles D.} and Simpson, {Timothy W.} and Kurt Hacker and Kemper Lewis",
year = "2002",
doi = "10.2514/6.2002-5608",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624101205",
series = "9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization",
note = "9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization 2002 ; Conference date: 04-09-2002 Through 06-09-2002",
}