Enabling Innovation Through Engineering Support and Expertise
SDI Engineering Inc. is an aerospace engineering consultancy and engineering software developer based in Bellevue, Washington. Founded in 1994, SDI specializes in research and development, engineering analysis, and simulation for high-performance mechanical, structures, and aerospace applications, serving major aircraft OEMs, their suppliers, and government agencies for over 30 years. It provides both contract engineering services and commercial simulation software products for landing gear, aerial refueling, and aeroelastics applications.
Dr. Bob StirlingFounder
Specialized engineering analysis, modeling, and certification support for aerospace systems.
Analysis and certification support for commercial and military advanced flight vehicles.
Detailed subsystem analysis, ground loads evaluation, and landing gear systems modeling.
Physics-based hose, drogue, and probe modeling and simulation using multi-body dynamics methods.
Modeling, simulation, design, analysis, and testing of flight control and actuation systems.
Tire modeling, condition monitoring, and realistic dynamic analysis of takeoff, landing, and ground maneuvering scenarios.
Comprehensive structural engineering and prototyping capabilities for flight research vehicles.
Practical structural engineering support for flight research vehicles and associated ground systems testing.
CAD modeling and large-bed FDM 3D printing of full-scale parts and assemblies for rapid prototyping.
SBIR/STTR R&D programs in aeronautics and related innovative technical disciplines.
Advanced modeling and simulation R&D leveraging US government research programs for commercial applications.
Development of proprietary and commercial simulation software tools for high-performance aerospace applications.
Landing gear multifidelity simulation and subsystem analysis tool for ground loads and system-level dynamics.
Aerial refueling modeling and simulation tool using multi-body dynamics methods in MATLAB, Simulink, and Simscape Multibody.
Probabilistic aeroservoelasticity tools to isolate uncertainties in simulation, manufacturing, and test measurement.
Aerospace · Defense · Aviation · Automotive · Software · Education
Defense · 2009 · Client: US Navy
Providing physics-based hose and subsystem modeling, simulation, design, analysis, and testing using ARES software to support aerial refueling operations.