Software

Software developed at the IDEAS Lab by Prof. Çınar and her group.

Future Aircraft Sizing Tool (FAST)

An open-source, MATLAB-based aircraft sizing tool for designing and analyzing conventional and electrified aircraft concepts across any propulsion architecture. FAST integrates parametric physics-based and data-driven models, allowing for a variable level of input detail. This makes it accessible to users with minimal prior knowledge while also providing the granularity needed for higher-fidelity analysis. This work was sponsored by the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project.

Paul Mokotoff, Maxfield Arnson, Nawa Khailany, Gökçin Çınar

FAST AEROBASE | Aircraft and Engine Registry Open-Source Database

This comprehensive database includes over 400 aircraft and 200 engines, spanning a wide range of sizes, entry-into-service years, and configurations. Compiled from publicly available, trusted sources such as FAA and EASA type certificate data sheets, airport planning manuals, and manufacturer specifications, it provides a clear, data-driven perspective on the evolution of key performance parameters.

Maxfield Arnson, huseyin-acar, Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar

FAST Regressions

A standalone capability of FAST, included in the Github repository. It utilizes the historical aircraft database built into FAST for aircraft sizing, and can further be used with any databases that mirror the syntax of those in FAST.

Maxfield Arnson, Rawan Aljaber, Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar

Model-Based Systems Analysis & Engineering (MBSA&E) API

An open-source, Jython-based tool enabling seamless data transfer between Magic Systems of Systems Architect (MSOSA) and multidisciplinary analysis and optimization tool via a structured JSON file. The API synchronizes data transfer between model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and multidisciplinary analysis and optimization (MDAO) tools in a repeatable, tool-agnostic manner. The API synchronizes data using a structured JSON file, patterned after The Boeing Company’s Aircraft Data Hierarchy. This work was sponsored by The Boeing Company project “Phase I Model-Based Systems Analysis and Engineering (MBSA&E) Framework Development & Assessment for NASA sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP).”

Paul Mokotoff, Gökçin Çınar

OpenAeroStruct LLM Agent

OpenAeroStruct LLM Agent is a tool that leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate aircraft wing design and analysis using the OpenAeroStruct framework. It allows users to input design specifications in natural language, and the system automatically handles meshing, analysis, optimization, visualization, and reporting It currently supports main aerodynamic objectives of lift and drag, and geometric design variables of taper, sweep, dihedral, chord, and twist.

Conan Lee, Gökçin Çınar, Joaquim R.R.A. Martins

OpenAeroStruct LLM Agent