def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Declare the capsProblem to the openMdao component
    Makes the __init__ construct : TacsStaticComponent(tacs_model, write_f5, track_history)
    """
    self.options.declare(
        "tacs_model", types=object
    )  # takes in the TacsAim wrapper class
    # whether to write f5 files of each iteration
    self.options.declare("write_f5", types=bool, default=True)
    # whether to write history files and plot history
    self.options.declare("track_history", types=bool, default=True)
    self._iteration = 0  # track iteration number