title: Welcome to UNICADO
summary: Home page of the UNICADO project
authors:
- Sebastian Oberschwendtner
- Kristina Mazur
date: 2024-11-05
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# Think. Design. Change.
**UNICADO** is a conceptual aircraft design environment. It provides a _robust framework_ for designing, analyzing and optimizing aircraft based on a minimum set of requirements. Developed in collaboration with _leading German aerospace universities_, it enables designers to define and size an aircraft's geometry, analyse performance and feasibility while balancing aerodynamic, operational and user-specific requirements. Its _modular architecture_ allows for easy customization and adaptability, enabling users to integrate new tools or methods.
:material-clock-fast:{ .lg .accent } **Getting Started**
Learn how to set it up & install the prerequisites.
:octicons-book-16:{ .lg .accent } **Ready to design**
Design your first aircraft.
:material-library:{ .lg .accent } **Available Tools**
Get an overview of the tools and libraries.
:fontawesome-solid-plane-departure:{ .lg .accent } **Cleared to develop**
Get insights on how to contribute and develop.
:fontawesome-solid-user-group:{ .lg .accent } **About us**
Read about who is behind it.
:material-scale-balance:{ .lg .accent } **Open Source**
UNICADO is available as open-source software licensed under GPLv3.