01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Theory, Methods and Tools)
AN INCREMENTAL MODULAR MDO FRAMEWORK FOR HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN SIZING AND INTEGRATION IN GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT
P. Moreno-Escolastico¹, M. Raiola¹, R. Castellanos¹, A. Cini¹; ¹Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Hydrogen-electric powerplants introduce strong couplings between propulsion, electrical, thermal, and aerodynamic subsystems that are not captured by conventional sequential sizing methods. This work presents a physics-based MDO framework that simultaneously sizes fuel cell, motor, propeller, air intake, and thermal management system, enabling integrated, design-driven preliminary optimisation.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0876