Patent Document ID: 20100318327
Application ID: 12482003
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of design optimisation, the method comprising: a. producing a first computer model of a first geometry, the first computer model comprising: i. a set of nodes; and ii. a set of construction points each having a position defined by a local co-ordinate system; b. producing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh from the first computer model; c. using the CFD mesh to produce a measure of the fluid dynamic performance of the first geometry, such as drag count or lift coefficient; d. producing a new computer model of a new geometry by: i. moving one or more of the nodes; and ii. recalculating the positions of the construction points in response to movement of the one or more nodes; e. producing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh from the new computer model; f. using the CFD mesh to produce a measure of the fluid dynamic performance of the new geometry, such as drag count or lift coefficient; and g. identifying an optimal geometry using the fluid dynamic performance measurements of the first and new geometries produced in steps c and f.