Prediction of Hypersonic Aerodynamic Performance of Spherically Blunted Cone Based on Multi-Fidelity Neural Network

Abstract

The rapid prediction of aerodynamic performance is critical in the conceptual and preliminary design of hypersonic vehicles. This study focused on axisymmetric body configurations commonly used in such vehicles and proposed a multi-fidelity neural network (MFNN) framework to fuse aerodynamic data of varying quality. A data-driven prediction model was constructed using a pointwise modeling method based on generating lines to input geometric features into the network. The MFNN framework combined low-fidelity and high-fidelity networks, trained on aerodynamic performance data from engineering rapid computation methods and CFD, respectively, using spherically blunted cones as examples. The results showed that the MFNN effectively integrated multi-fidelity data, achieving prediction accuracy close to CFD results in most regions, with errors under 5% in key stagnation areas. The model demonstrated strong generalization capabilities for varying cone dimensions and flight conditions. Furthermore, it significantly reduced dependence on high-fidelity data, enabling efficient aerodynamic performance predictions with limited datasets. This study provides a novel methodology for rapid aerodynamic performance prediction, offering both accuracy and efficiency, and contributes to the design of hypersonic vehicles.