This repository contains the SHARPy version of the equivalent FLEXOP model based on the European FLEXOP project with a detailed implementation description included in [1].
Clone the repository to your local computer. It is intended for use within SHARPy so you must ensure that SHARPy is properly installed in your system, including the conda environment provided.
With SHARPy and its environment installed, the only required step to use this model is to run from the terminal where you are running your scripts
source <path-to-flexop-model>/bin/flexop_vars.shThis will append the location of the flexop-model folder to the system's path, such that your code will be able to find
the modules.
In your SHARPy model generation script, import the flexop model:
from flexop_model import aircraftThe first initialisation step takes the form of
flexop_model = FLEXOP(case_name, case_route, output)followed by for an e.g. aeroelastic simulation
flexop_model.init_aeroelastic(flexop_settings)where the flexop_settings refer to various parameter settings regarding discretisation, modelling assumptions, etc. A list of these
settings is provided in the source file.
For usual aeroelastic simulation, the input files for SHARPy (including structure, aero, and SHARPy h5 files) are generated with
flexop_model.generate()
flexop_model.create_settings(settings)and SHARPy can finally be run with
flexop_model.run()[1] Duessler, S., & Palacios. Enhanced Unsteady Vortex Lattice Aerodynamics for Nonlinear Flexible Aircraft Dynamic Simulation. AIAA Journal 62(4):1-16, 2023.
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If you have any questions on how to use the model or find any bugs please file an issue.