AVID LLC (Air Vehicle Integrated Design), an industry-leading aerospace engineering and software development firm, conducts engineering multidisciplinary aircraft design and analyses. AVID is in the business of developing novel aerodynamic concepts and aircraft designs, as well as creating standards-based, platform-independent, aircraft design and optimization software. The firm specializes in unmanned aircraft with emphasis on multidisciplinary optimization including acoustics. They also focus on the ducted fan and "smart materials".