A question about airfoil optimization using Genetic Algorithm

For Airfoil optimization using genetic algorithm .. How can I obtain a equation that Links my control points of the airfoil to the objectives like cl and cd .. I really don't know how to link them together through equation or implement Control points in the objective function

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Alan Weiss
Alan Weiss on 19 Sep 2016
Edited: Alan Weiss on 19 Sep 2016
Assuming that you are using Simulink to simulate the airfoil, this answer might be relevant.
I really don't know anything about Simulink though, so will not be able to provide any further help.
Alan Weiss
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Hello,
I think you should go outside Matlab in the middle. You need to link your Matlab code to a panel method code or CFD: Change the geometry in Matlab, feed the aerodynamic code, launch it and read the solution in Matlab.
Best regards
You can use XFOIL as script in Matlab. XFOIL is able to generate the Cl and Cd and then the objective function

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Can you please elaborate on how XFOIL can provide the objective function, once the Cl and Cd have been obtained ?

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