Welcome to LSDO Rotor

LSDO Rotor is a low-fidelity rotor analysis tool with implementations of blade element momentum (BEM) theory, a Pitt–Peters dynamic inflow solver (solved for the steady-state solution) as well as a recently developed optimal rotor design tool called the BEM-based ideal-loading design (BILD) method.

Cite us

@article{ruh2023fast,
  title={Fast and Robust Computation of Optimal Rotor Designs Using Blade Element Momentum Theory},
  author={Ruh, Marius L and Hwang, John T},
  journal={AIAA Journal},
  volume={61},
  number={9},
  pages={4096--4111},
  year={2023},
  publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics}
}

@inproceedings{ruh2021robust,
  title={Robust modeling and optimal design of rotors using blade element momentum theory},
  author={Ruh, Marius L and Hwang, John T},
  booktitle={AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM},
  pages={2598},
  year={2021}
}ar={2023}