Exploiting Parallelism to Enhance the ASTROS Multidisciplinary Design System

There are several techniques which can improve the performance of ASTROS. Among these are three that MAST will evaluate and commence implementation of: Improved optimization techniques using both gradient and nongradient based techniques suchas genetic algorithms, simulated annealing and the hybrid algorithm genetic annealing. Use of nonlinear Navier-Stokes based CFD codes to better model high angle of attack, transonic and hypersonic flow. Use of parallel computing which will exploit wither the IBM SP/2 message passing system or Parallel Virtual Machine.