NLR offers ‘beyond state-of-the-art’ computational physics solutions to complex aerospace problems. With a multidisciplinary approach, we combine our computational expertise with experimental disciplines across the entire lifecycle of an aerospace vehicle (aircraft, rotorcraft, rocket, drone/UAS/UAV, etc.).
Our expertise includes:
- Aerodynamics (CFD), Aero-acoustics (CAA), Electromagnetics (CEM), Aero-servo-elastics (CAE), Aero-thermodynamics (ATD), and flight dynamics and loads.
- Design, analysis, and optimisation of aircraft components and parts.
- Flight dynamic simulation of a fully powered aircraft in flight, real-time coupled to flight simulation.
- Design and optimisation for low noise levels of aircraft components and parts.
- Development of a reproducible and validated aircraft integrated power, thermal, and mechanical simulation model for a representative set of flights.
- Expertise in developing new flight physics algorithms and tools.
- Validation and verification of computational simulations using hardware tests, such as hardware-in-the-loop, wind tunnel tests, and flight tests.
NLR can support you with:
- Designing and analysing aircraft components and parts from an aerodynamic, aero-acoustic, or combined perspective.
- Performing aero-elastic analysis of your design, including wind tunnel and flight tests.
- Providing expertise in power and thermal management, from computational modelling to validation through testing.
- Validating your analysis of aerodynamic forces and moments, transonic flutter analysis, and mitigation of unwanted limit cycle oscillation properties.
- Analysing loads throughout the complete flight envelope, including aerodynamic loads, gust loads, and buffet loads.
- Utilising six degrees of freedom (6DOF) aerodynamic models for flight dynamic design and analysis.
- Offering expertise in computational electromagnetic modelling and analysis.
- Conducting research into new flight physics and loads phenomena and developing algorithms in the field of computational physics.
