arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 7

A Data Fusion Framework for Grounding Aerospace Surrogate Model via Experimental Wind-Tunnel Observations

The paper introduces a correction framework that grounds a CFD-trained deep learning surrogate model for aerospace aerodynamics using wind‑tunnel pressure‑sensor (PSP) data. By training a correction network on spatially registered PSP measurements at two Mach numbers, the authors adjust the surrogate’s predictions without retraining its core parameters, achieving improved agreement with experimental pressure distributions—especially at the wing suction peak and shock location. The grounded surrogate matches measurements within 2.3–2.7% of the Cp range on unseen angles of attack and outperforms simple interpolation between measured states.

By Nitin Nagesh Kulkarni, Dheeraj Vemula, Yin Yu, Peter Lyu, Juan J. Alonso
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 21

CarBench: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Neural Surrogates on High-Fidelity 3D Car Aerodynamics

arXiv:2512. 07847v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Benchmarking has been the cornerstone of progress in computer vision, natural language processing, and the broader deep learning domain, driving algorithmic innovation through standardized datasets and reproducible evaluation protocols.

By Mohamed Elrefaie, Dule Shu, Matt Klenk, Faez Ahmed
arXiv Machine Learning
3d ago

HiLiftAeroML: A High-Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics Dataset for High-Lift Aircraft Aerodynamics

HiLiftAeroML is the first open high‑fidelity CFD dataset focused on high‑lift aircraft aerodynamics, comprising 1,800 simulations across 180 variants of the NASA Common Research Model and ten angles of attack from 4° to 22°. Each case uses a GPU‑accelerated explicit wall‑modeled LES on grids of 300–500 million cells, covering attached, separated, and post‑stall flow conditions. The dataset, released under CC‑BY‑4.0, includes geometries, time‑averaged fields, integrated loads, validation data, and benchmark splits, and is accompanied by baseline models that perform well on interpolation and held‑out geometry tests but still struggle with high‑angle separated flow and out‑of‑distribution regimes.

By Neil Ashton, Adam Clark, Konrad Goc, Liam Heidt, Christopher Ivey, Rahul Agrawal, Sanjeeb T Bose, Corey Adams, Peter Sharpe, Daniel Leibovici, Semih Akkurt, Sheel Nidhan, Rishi Ranade, Jean Kossaifi