Enhancing the Exploration of Aircraft Changeability During Conceptual Design

van Heerden, A. S. J. , Guenov, M. D., Molina-Cristóbal, A. and Riaz, A. (2016) Enhancing the Exploration of Aircraft Changeability During Conceptual Design. In: 30th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2016), Daejeon, South Korea, 25-30 Sep 2016, pp. 25-30. ISBN 9783932182853

Abstract

Changeability is a characteristic of a system that may allow it to be changed in an affordable manner to maintain value, despite changing external conditions. In this paper, a framework is presented that employs concepts from MultiAttribute Tradespace Exploration and Epoch-Era Analysis, together with interactive commonality identification, to enable aircraft designers to explore the changeability of aircraft that have different top-level configurations and to interactively identify where and how much changeability should be introduced in their designs during conceptual design. The framework is demonstrated by illustrating how the changeability of a short-range, environmentally friendly passenger aircraft can be explored.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: van Heerden, Dr Stevan
• Authors: van Heerden, A. S. J., Guenov, M. D., Molina-Cristóbal, A., and Riaz, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
• Journal Name: 30th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2016
• ISBN: 9783932182853

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