Domains using OpenVSP
Parametric UAV Design in Fusion 360 + OpenVSP
Design a drone from requirements to 3D model with aero analysis
Use OpenVSP for parametric aircraft geometry and aerodynamic analysis, then bring the design into Fusion 360 for detailed CAD. Learn the professional aircraft design workflow.
Start Project →Design a Competition Aircraft in OpenVSP
Build and analyze a complete aircraft geometry using NASA's own design tool.
Use OpenVSP—NASA's free parametric aircraft geometry tool—to design a balsa-wood competition airplane, analyze its aerodynamic performance with the built-in VSPAero solver, and iterate on wing placement and tail sizing to achieve stability targets.
Start Project → AI/MLML Surrogate for Full Aircraft Analysis
Generate thousands of aircraft configurations in OpenVSP and train a neural network for rapid preliminary design
Script OpenVSP to generate thousands of full aircraft configurations spanning the preliminary design space, run vortex lattice aerodynamic analysis on each, and train a neural network surrogate that predicts aerodynamic performance in milliseconds — enabling real-time MDO during concept exploration.
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