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MCDONALD AEROSPACE LLC
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, 93401
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| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SUBCONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE ENHANCEMENTS AND UPDATES TO OPENVSP AS INDICATED BELOW.
1. BODY DRAG MODEL – ITERATE WITH VSPAERO DEVELOPER TO FIND AN IMPROVED SOLUTION FOR INCLUDING THE PARASITE
DRAG CONTRIBUTIONS OF BODIES IN VSPAERO.
2. THE COMPGEOM NGON MESHING PROCESS RESULTS IN LOW QUALITY POLYGONS AWAY FROM INTERSECTIONS AT SINGULAR
GEOMETRY FEATURES LIKE THE LE/TE OF WING TIPS AND THE NOSE/TAIL POINTS OF BODIES. OPENVSP WILL BE EXTENDED
TO IDENTIFY AND CLEAN UP THESE AREAS OF THE MESH.
3. THE ALTERNATIVE TRIANGULATION FOR COMPGEOM NGON GEOMETRIES CONTAINS LOW QUALITY SLIVER TRIANGLES ALONG
INTERSECTIONS. OPENVSP WILL BE EXTENDED TO IDENTIFY AND CLEAN UP THESE TRIANGLES – ALLOWING FOR SOME
APPROXIMATION OF THE GEOMETRY.
4. EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR CREATING MORE ISOTROPIC SURFACE MESHES APPROPRIATE FOR CBAERO AEROTHERMAL ANALYSIS
FROM A COMPGEOM / NGON MESH TYPE WORKFLOW. CANDIDATE APPROACHES INCLUDE ADAPTIVE COARSENING BASED
ON THE MULTI-RESOLUTION CAPABILITY OR AN ADAPTIVE QUAD-TREE UNSTRUCTURED SURFACE MESH.
5. VSPAERO TRIM SUPPORT – THE VSPAERO GUI IN OPENVSP WILL BE IMPROVED TO INCLUDE SPECIFICATION OF A TRIM
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED BY VSPAERO. THIS EFFORT WILL INCLUDE WORKING WITH THE VSPAERO DEVELOPER TO DEFINE
HOW THE TRIM PROBLEM IS FORMULATED.
6. AIRFOIL ANALYSIS CAPABILITY IN OPENVSP GUI USING LIB NEURALFOIL. ASSESS-004-C3.02 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: THIS TASK ORDER PROVIDES AERONAUTICS PROJECT SUPPORT. THIS TASK INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT SYSTEM ANALYSIS OFFICE, ROTORCRAFT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE, AND AERONAUTICS PROJECTS OFFICE. View parent award on USAspending | 80ARC025D0003USAspending | $32,960 | Apr 1, 2026 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SUBCONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE ENHANCEMENTS AND UPDATES TO OPENVSP AS INDICATED BELOW:
1. RVLT SUPPORT
A. ROUTED SUBSYSTEM MODELING – OPENVSP WILL BE EXTENDED TO SUPPORT MODELING OF INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMPONENTS.
B. AIRFOIL THICKNESS SCALING ABOUT CAMBER LINE – OPENVSP WILL BE EXTENDED TO SCALE AIRFOIL THICKNESS BY FIRST DECOMPOSING THE AIRFOIL INTO A THICKNESS AND CAMBER FORM, SCALING THE THICKNESS FORM, AND THEN RECOMPOSING THE AIRFOIL.
C. PLAIN FLAP MODELING – OPENVSP WILL BE EXTENDED TO MODIFY AN ARBITRARY AIRFOIL’S SHAPE TO REPRESENT THAT AIRFOIL WITH A PLAIN FLAP DEFLECTION.
1. ENHANCE OPENVSP’S WING MODELING CAPABILITY:
2. WING-BODY FILLETS
3. SURFACE BUMP FUNCTIONS
4. FREE FORM
5. COMPLEX WING
2. MULTI-ELEMENT AIRFOILS – OPENVSP’S WING COMPONENT WILL BE EXTENDED TO BETTER SUPPORT MULTI-ELEMENT AIRFOILS TO SUPPORT COMPLEX PARTIAL-SPAN HIGH LIFT SYSTEMS.
3. PROPELLER CONTROL SURFACE SUSBSURFACES – OPEN VSP’S PROPELLER COMPONENT WITH BE EXTENDED TO SUPPORT CONTROL SURFACE SUBSURFACES LIKE THIS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR WINGS ASSESS-004 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: THIS TASK ORDER PROVIDES AERONAUTICS PROJECT SUPPORT. THESE TASKS INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT TO THE SYSTEM ANALYSIS OFFICE, ROTORCRAFT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE, AND AERONAUTICS PROJECTS OFFICE. View parent award on USAspending | 80ARC025D0003USAspending | $44,800 | Apr 10, 2025 | — – — |
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