Selected Recent Publications

• Wintzer, M., Sturdza, P., and Kroo, I. M., "Conceptual Design of Conventional and Oblique Wing Configura- tions for Small Supersonic Aircraft," 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA-2006-0930, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2006.
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• Rodriguez, D. L. and Sturdza, P., "A Rapid Geometry Engine for Preliminary Aircraft Design," 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA-2006-0929, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 2006.
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• Choi, S., Alonso, J.J., Kim, S., Kroo, I., and Wintzer, M., "Two-Level Multi-Fidelity Design Optimization Studies for Supersoniv Jets", 43rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA Paper 2005-0531, Reno, Nevada, January 10-13 2005.
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• Antoine, N., Kroo, I., Willcox, K., and Barter, G., "A Framework for Aircraft Conceptual Design and Environmental Performance Studies," AIAA paper 2004-4314, 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Albany, NY, 30 Aug.–1 Sept. 2004.
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• Choi, S., Alonso, J. J., Kroo, I., and Wintzer, M., "Multi-Fidelity Design Optimization of Low-Boom Supersonic Business Jets," AIAA paper 2004-4371, 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Albany, NY, 30 Aug.–1 Sept. 2004.
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• Sturdza, P., An Aerodynamic Design Method for Natural Laminar Flow Aircraft, Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University, Dec. 2003.
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• Martins, J. R. R. A., Sturdza, P., Alonso, J. J., "The Complex-Step Derivative Approximation," ACM Trans. on Math. Softw., Vol 29, Issue 3, Sept. 2003.
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• Rodriguez, D. L., "Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Supersonic Inlet Using a Cartesian CFD Method," AIAA paper 2004-4492, Aug. 2004.
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• Rodriguez, D. L., "Response Surface Based Optimization with a Cartesian CFD Method," AIAA paper 2003-0465, Jan. 2003.
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• Rodriguez, D. L., "A Multidisciplinary Optimization Method for Designing Boundary Layer Ingesting Inlets," AIAA paper 2002-5665, Sept. 2002.
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• Rodriguez, D. L., Multidisciplinary Optimization Method for Designing Boundary-Layer Ingesting Inlets, Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University, Jan. 2001.
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• Rodriguez, D. L., "A Multidisciplinary Optimization Method for Designing Inlets Using Complex Variables," AIAA paper 2000-4875, Sept. 2000.
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