Exploring the Design Space of an Electric Ship using a Probabilistic Technology Evaluation Methodology
Date
2019-08Author
McNabb, Jeffrey
Robertson, Nicole A.
Steffens, Michael
Sudol, Alicia
Mavris, Dimitri N.
Chalfant, Julie
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With the advent of new technologies for electric ships, there is a need for a robust methodology to quantitatively evaluate their impact on the performance of a ship, while accounting for the uncertain nature of their parameters. To that end, this paper gives an overview of the Technology Identification, Evaluation, and Selection, or TIES, methodology as applied a 10kton surface combatant. This case study highlights the ability of TIES to aid in a broad exploration of the design space, by giving designers key tools that allow them to show in a traceable manner the tradeoffs involved in infusing technologies and making other design choices, as well as which designs best meet different sets of Figures of Merit. This ultimately allows decision-makers to determine what technologies or design choices to invest in to yield a ship with the performance parameters that will best serve the needs of its stakeholders.