Georgia Tech partners with Altair to advance aerospace research
TROY, Mich. - Altair in Troy, Mich. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta to collaborate on aerospace research and technology development, the company announced.
Under the agreement, Georgia Tech’s Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL) will gain full access to Altair’s suite of simulation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence tools. The partnership aims to explore how these technologies can improve operations in aviation, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), as well as space and robotics applications.
"Altair’s simulation, data, and AI technology already has a game-changing impact on aerospace companies around the world — no matter if they're a fledgling startup or an established powerhouse," said Dr. Pietro Cervellera, senior vice president of aerospace and defense at Altair. "We are excited to collaborate with a top-tier university like Georgia Tech to develop even more impactful applications and further strengthen our ties with the global academic and scientific community."
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Dimitri Mavris, a professor at Georgia Tech and director of the ASDL, said the partnership builds on the school’s strengths. "Working together with Altair gives us yet another way to harness transformational technology to help our faculty and students break boundaries within aerospace engineering," Mavris said.
The collaboration will support projects led by Georgia Tech professors, researchers, and doctoral students, focusing on technology demonstrators that showcase innovative concepts to both industry and academic audiences.
Tech in use
Altair’s software is already being used by JetZero, a startup developing a blended-wing commercial aircraft. JetZero uses Altair FlightStream, part of the Altair HyperWorks platform, to run advanced fluid dynamics simulations, helping to reduce design time and computational costs.
FlightStream’s combination of fast computation, a low hardware footprint, and robust solvers allows rapid testing of aerodynamic surfaces, aiding early-stage design and engineering studies.
The Georgia Tech-Altair partnership is intended to promote faster innovation in aerospace, while providing students and researchers hands-on experience with tools used across the industry.
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