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Design to FlyHosted by Mert Aygan, PhD, AEE

Our UAV designs will encompass all skies. Explore how MADETOOL turns requirements into preliminary design results.

DESIGN TO FLY - guided walkthrough

The DESIGN TO FLY film hosted by Mert Aygan, PhD, AEE has not been published yet. Until it is, this walkthrough shows how MADETOOL turns requirements into preliminary design results.

Workflow: requirements, draft PRD, review and validation, queued Octave analysis, resultsRequirementsplain language01Draft PRDAI or rule-based02Review & validateMADETOOL schema03Queued analysisGNU Octave 8.404Resultsreport · CSV · MAT05

1. Describe the aircraft you need

Write requirements in your own words: payload, endurance or range, speeds, altitudes, size limits and the operating site. Choose one of the configurations MADETOOL analyses end-to-end.

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MADETOOL · GNU Octave 8.4 · Preliminary UAV design

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From a mission brief to a design you can review.

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PROJECT / NEW DESIGNDRAFT PRD
PayloadReview requiredEDIT
MissionNot specifiedEDIT
PropulsionChoose optionEDIT
ConfigurationValidate firstCHECK

REQUIREMENTS

Start with the aircraft you have in mind.

Describe the mission, payload and limits. Review a structured PRD before anything is sent to the solver.

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01Read requirements
02Validate PRD
03Build mission
04Run sizing loop
05Verify design
06Write reports

PRELIMINARY DESIGN

Follow the design through the sizing loop.

Run a supported configuration through mission, sizing, propulsion, mass, stability and verification stages.

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03Run outputs: text report, compliance CSV, checks CSV, constraint-diagram CSV and MAT results fileoutput/<aircraft>_<time>_report.txttext report: manifest, validation, stages, mission, design data, compliance<aircraft>_<time>_compliance.csvrequirement, required vs achieved, margin, status<aircraft>_<time>_checks.csvengineering checks of every module<aircraft>_<time>_constraints.csvconstraint diagram: W/S grid, lines, envelope<aircraft>_<time>_results.matfull results struct (MAT v7)

ENGINEERING OUTPUTS

Take the actual result files into your review.

Open the report and download the CSV and MAT files generated by that run. Every displayed result comes from the solver.

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The MADETOOL platform

One place to shape, size and review a preliminary UAV design.

MADETOOL is the MATLAB Aerospace Design Engineering Tool, operated here with GNU Octave 8.4. It supports conceptual and preliminary design of fixed-wing UAVs within the configurations documented for the current solver build.

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MADETOOL CURRENT BUILD
Solver build
1.0.0
Analysis engine
GNU Octave 8.4
Supported propulsion
Battery-electric, piston, series and parallel hybrid, turboprop
Configurations
Conventional, lift+cruise VTOL
Result files
Report, CSV, MAT
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Built for early design decisions

See the work behind a preliminary design.

The website guides the input. MADETOOL performs the engineering workflow and records what happened in the run report.

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Mission-led sizing

Explore preliminary aircraft sizing around the mission and requirement set you provide.

02

Capabilities checked up front

MADETOOL checks whether a requested configuration is supported before starting the analysis.

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Results you can inspect

Review the run status, validation messages, engineering checks and files produced by the solver.

See how a design run works

Your results

Reports made for the next engineering conversation.

Each run page shows its real solver status, validation messages, engineering checks and generated files. Download the report set to continue your review outside MADETOOL.

  • Text report with stages, mission cases, key design data and compliance status.
  • Compliance, checks and constraint-diagram CSVs when produced by the run.
  • MAT file containing the result structure.
Learn how to read the output files
Run outputs: text report, compliance CSV, checks CSV, constraint-diagram CSV and MAT results fileoutput/<aircraft>_<time>_report.txttext report: manifest, validation, stages, mission, design data, compliance<aircraft>_<time>_compliance.csvrequirement, required vs achieved, margin, status<aircraft>_<time>_checks.csvengineering checks of every module<aircraft>_<time>_constraints.csvconstraint diagram: W/S grid, lines, envelope<aircraft>_<time>_results.matfull results struct (MAT v7)

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MADETOOL Plans

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FOR STUDENTS

Student

Free after your student status is approved
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FOR INDIVIDUALS

Professional

USD $27.99 per month
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FOR TEAMS

Enterprise

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Student access is free after verification. Professional is USD $27.99 per month. Enterprise pricing is quoted for each organization.

MADETOOL for students

Bring your university design project into the workflow.

Apply with your verified school email. Student access is free after approval, with review expected within 24 hours.

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MADETOOL for organizations

Talk with ALATES about your team's requirements.

Discuss team access, onboarding, usage and deployment needs with the ALATES team.

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Resources for your first design run.

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GUIDE 01

Write a requirements file

Learn about PRD sections, values, units and references.

Read the guideEXAMPLES 02

Explore example PRDs

Inspect example inputs before starting a project of your own.

Browse examplesFAQ 03

Understand the current scope

Find answers about capabilities, plans, runs and engineering limits.

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ALATES PRESENTS · MADETOOL

Design to Fly.

Start with the requirements. Review the PRD. Run a preliminary design.

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Engineering disclaimer. MADETOOL produces conceptual/preliminary design estimates. Results are not validated, certified, or flight-ready and do not replace detailed engineering analysis, testing, or certification. Read the full disclaimer.

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