AIRDRIVE

AI-Based Design of Aircraft for Individual Short-Range Air Transport

The AIRDRIVE research project aims to fundamentally transform the design of electrically powered vertical take-off aircraft (eVTOLs) using artificial intelligence. By combining state-of-the-art AI methods with a high-performance simulation and optimization framework, a data-driven, automated design process is to be developed that supports designers in selecting and configuring aircraft concepts. In contrast to existing approaches that rely heavily on experience, AIRDRIVE draws on a continuously growing database of real aircraft to enable well-founded decisions on design options. This makes it possible to rapidly identify, from a wide range of potential designs, those that best meet the respective requirements - precisely, efficiently, and objectively. This approach not only shortens development times and reduces costs, but also opens up new pathways for the use of AI in aerospace. AIRDRIVE thus makes an important contribution to the technological advancement of urban air mobility and the sustainable transformation of the aviation industry.