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Application of Probabilistic Methods for the Determination of an Economically Robust HSCT Configuration
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-09)
This paper outlines an approach for the determination of economically viable robust design solutions using the High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) as a case study. Furthermore, the paper states the advantages of a probability ...
Simultaneous Assessment of Requirements and Technologies in Rotorcraft Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-05)
Recent emphasis in the design and acquisition of complex systems has focused on the requirements that drive the design process. Most fundamental to the rotorcraft designer is the effect that requirements have on the system ...
A Stochastic Approach to Designing Affordable, Environmentally Acceptable Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002-01)
The objective of this paper is to give an overview of current research thrusts focused on meeting the challenges associated with designing complex systems. Such systems must be capable of simultaneously meeting future needs ...
Technology Identification, Evaluation, and Selection for Commercial Transport Aircraft
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999-05)
This paper outlines a comprehensive, structured, and robust methodology for decision making in the early phases of aircraft design. The proposed approach is referred to as the Technology Identification, Evaluation, and ...
Affordability Assessment for a Subsonic Transport
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999-06)
Military budget cuts and increased competition in the commercial market have shifted the focus of aircraft design to include affordability concerns. This has resulted in the need for increased knowledge in the early stages ...
Robust Structural Design for Active Aeroelastic Wing with Aerodynamic Uncertainties
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-04)
A multidisciplinary design study for Active Aeroelastic Wing technology considering the uncertainty in maneuver loads estimated by linear aerodynamic theory is presented. The study makes use of a design of experiments/response ...
Effect of Mission Requirements on the Economic Robustness of an HSCT Concept
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-06)
Design for robustness and its subset design for economic robustness and viability are two areas in current design methodology and optimization research attracting a lot of attention, as the increasing number of publications ...
Formulation of an IPPD Methodology for the Design of a Supersonic Business Jet
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-10)
The growth of international markets as well as business partnerships between U.S. and Asian-based firms has lead to an increased interest in an economically viable business jet capable of supersonic cruise and trans-Pacific ...
Uncertainty Modeling and Management in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Synthesis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-01)
The complex, multidisciplinary nature of aerospace design problems, as well as the requirement to examine life-cycle characteristics, have exposed a need to model and manage uncertainty. In this paper, a formal approach ...
Preliminary Assessment of the Economic Viability of a Family of Very Large Transport Configurations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-10)
A family of Very Large Transport (VLT) concepts were studied as an implementation of the affordability aspects of the Robust Design Simulation (RDS) methodology which is based on the Integrated Product and Process Development ...