— Capabilities

The Stack
Behind the Analysis

Tools, methods, and platform experience. Everything here is in active use — not a capability statement assembled for marketing purposes.

Full aircraft global finite element model — element groups colour coded by structural component
Full Aircraft GFEM

Platform Experience

Civil
Civil Aviation

CS-23, CS-25, CS-27, and CS-29 category aircraft. Structural analysis, loads, aeroelasticity, and certification documentation across the full development lifecycle — from concept sizing through to authority liaison and design data package assembly.

Novel & Electric
Novel & Electric

eVTOL aircraft with distributed electric propulsion, from initial concept architecture through to EASA certification under SC-VTOL. Hands-on experience with the specific challenges of novel platforms: unconventional load cases, limited legacy data, and evolving regulatory frameworks.

Military
Military

Propeller-driven basic trainers, advanced jet trainers, and 5th generation multirole fighters. Experience from concept and feasibility phase through to production support. Certification frameworks: MIL-HDBK-516C, DEF-STAN, and JSSG.

Software & Tools

Structural Analysis & Dynamics
Nastran - All SOL Seq. Abaqus Calculix OptiStruct HyperSizer / HyperX Afgrow Nasgro In-House Tools
Loads & Aeroelasticity
Nastran SOL 144 · 145 · 146 ZAERO Zonair In-House Tools
Multi Body Dynamics
MSC Adams Altair MotionSolve Simscape Multibody
CFD & Acoustic
OpenFOAM Ansys Fluent Siemens Star-CCM+ Wave6 Panel Solvers
Optimizers
Nastran SOL 200 OptiStruct ModeFRONTIER OpenMDAO
Pre / Post & CAD
ParaView Patran HyperMesh Simcenter Pre/Post CATIA V5 · V6 Dassault 3DS NX FreeCAD
Scripting
Python C / C++ OpenMP / MPI / CUDA MATLAB · Simulink Nastran DMAP HyperMesh TCL/Python Patran PCL Fortran VBA Shell Scripting
Data & Config Mgmt
Git · SVN Teamcenter Dassault 3DS SLURM AWS MS Azure

Analysis & Methods

Structural & FEA
  • Linear & non-linear static
  • Modal · buckling
  • Transient & frequency response
  • Fatigue — S-N · ε-N approaches
  • Damage tolerance
  • Rotor dynamics
  • Gradient & topology optimisation
  • MDAO-integrated design loops
Aeroelasticity & Loads
  • DLM · VLM panel aerodynamics
  • Static & dynamic aeroelasticity
  • Flutter — classical · coupled · panel · closed-loop
  • Whirl flutter · blade flutter
  • Aeroservoelasticity
  • Multi-fidelity aero modelling
  • CFD-based AIC corrections
  • RBF · spline load transfer
CFD · Acoustics & FSI
  • RANS — k-ω SST · Spalart-Allmaras
  • Euler · Navier-Stokes
  • ALE methods for FSI
  • Explicit CFD-FEM co-simulation
  • Aerothermoelastic analysis
  • Aeroacoustic analysis — broadband & tonal noise
  • Acoustic fatigue — random response to acoustic loading
  • Blast & shock propagation
  • Reduced-order model development
Multibody Dynamics
  • Rigid and flexible multibody system modelling
  • Landing gear — drop, taxi, and ground handling dynamics
  • Flight control mechanism kinematics & kinetics
  • Engine mount and rotor dynamics
  • Flexible body integration with FEM — Craig-Bampton
  • Co-simulation with FEM and flight dynamics models

Compute Infrastructure

Cloud Platforms
  • AWS — EC2 HPC instances · EFA networking
  • Azure — HPC VM series · CycleCloud
  • On-demand provisioning — no standing hardware
  • Solver-specific instance and storage configuration
  • Licensing — bring-your-own or on-demand
Job & Queue Management
  • SLURM-based job scheduling
  • AI-powered queue management
  • Priority-based resource allocation — turnaround vs. cost
  • Multi-solver concurrent execution
  • Runtime monitoring and adaptive reallocation
Pipeline & Data
  • End-to-end simulation workflow automation
  • Parametric study orchestration
  • Automated post-processing and report generation
  • Traceable input–run–output configuration management
  • Git · SVN version control integration
  • Teamcenter · 3DS compatible interfaces

Nastran, MSC Adams, Patran — Hexagon AB. Abaqus, CATIA, Wave6, Dassault 3DS — Dassault Systèmes. ANSYS, Fluent — ANSYS Inc. MATLAB — The MathWorks Inc. HyperMesh, OptiStruct, HyperSizer, MotionSolve, Altair — Altair Engineering Inc. Simcenter, Star-CCM+ — Siemens AG. ZAERO — ZONA Technology Inc. ModeFRONTIER — Esteco SpA. AWS — Amazon Web Services Inc. Azure — Microsoft Corporation.

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