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Open VSP post 20 hrs of online webinar How To Videos

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rbarnes

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Lots of great info. All uploaded in the last 2 weeks. Looks like they're are working hard on a How To instructional online manual as well.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkncj4tKePKtX6mTcDHTDw/videos


Found a list of topics by webinar in their webpage


Tuesday, September 15, 2020: Session 1.1


Start Time
(U.S. Eastern)
Topic Presenter Organization
11:00 a.m. Welcome, Workshop Overview, and Introduction to OpenVSP Brandon Litherland
Rob McDonald
NASA Langley
Uber
11:30 a.m. VSP Ground School Overview, Basic Modeling, and Tips/Tricks Brandon Litherland NASA Langley
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m. Attach, symmetry, sets, subsurfaces Rob McDonald Uber
1:00 p.m. Git version control of VSP models and libraries Brandon Litherland NASA Langley
1:30 p.m. Prop Component Walkthrough Rob McDonald Uber
Tuesday, September 15, 2020: Session 1.2


Start Time
(U.S. Eastern)
Topic Presenter Organization
2:00 p.m. Fit Model Rob McDonald Uber
2:30 p.m. Parameter Linking Rob McDonald Uber
3:00 p.m. CAD/CFD Interaction and Advanced Modeling Techniques Brandon Litherland NASA Langley
3:30 p.m. Cart 3d Engine Modeling in OpenVSP Nat Blaesser NASA Langley
4:00 p.m. Design Variables and Variable Presets Rob McDonald Uber
4:30 p.m. OpenVSP Parasite Drag Tool Nick Brake ESAero
Wednesday, September 16, 2020: Session 2.1


Start Time
(U.S. Eastern)
Topic Presenter Organization
11:00 a.m. VSPAERO Theory, Validation, and Features Dave Kinney NASA Ames
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. VSPAERO GUI & Tutorial - Basics Justin Gravett ESAero
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. VSPAERO Recent Additions Dave Kinney NASA Ames
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020: Session 2.2


Start Time
(U.S. Eastern)
Topic Presenter Organization
2:00 p.m. VSPAERO GUI & Tutorial - Advanced Justin Gravett ESAero
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. High-Fidelity Airliner Modeling for CFD Analysis: Tips, tricks, and lessons learned Andy Hahn Aircraft Conceptual Design Consulting
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m. ESAero AFRL SBIR Update Justin Gravett ESAero
4:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 17, 2020: Session 3.1


Start Time
(U.S. Eastern)
Topic Presenter Organization
11:00 a.m. Flight-control Analysis, Gust Modeling, and Response of UAM Vehicles Roy Hartfield FlightStream
11:30 a.m. Imon Chakraborty Auburn University
12:00 p.m. Demonstration of Autonomous Differential Throttle-based Flight Control
for Aircraft with Distributed Electric Propulsion
Garrett Klunk ESAero
12:30 p.m. Building OpenVSP from Source Justin Gravett ESAero
1:00 p.m. OpenVSP API & MATLAB/Python Integration Justin Gravett ESAero
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 17, 2020: Session 3.2


Start Time
(U.S. Eastern)
Topic Presenter Organization
2:00 p.m. OpenVSP Structures Modeling Justin Gravett ESAero
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. M4 Structures Studio: Overview and Updates Tyler Winter M4 Engineering
3:30 p.m. Thomas Nascenzi
4:00 p.m. M4 Structures Studio: UAM Demonstration Thomas Nascenzi M4 Engineering
4:30 p.m. Joe Robinson
 
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