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Integrated Modeling for Launch System Architecture Optimization
Author(s) -
Hickman Robert A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1997.tb02198.x
Subject(s) - unavailability , systems engineering , aerospace , cost reduction , systems design , process (computing) , engineering , reliability (semiconductor) , competition (biology) , systems architecture , computer science , reliability engineering , architecture , business , aerospace engineering , ecology , art , power (physics) , physics , marketing , quantum mechanics , visual arts , biology , operating system
In a world of increasing competition and declining government space budgets, the emphasis in new launch system design has shifted from performance optimization to cost reduction. Architects making complex launch system design decisions are handicapped by the unavailability of analytical tools that provide an integrated life cycle cost analysis that quantifies the impact of design decisions. Vehicle performance, operational efficiency, reliability and ground system design all have a major effect on cost. This paper focuses on a research effort to integrate 6 separate models developed at The Aerospace Corporation to provide an integrated launch system assessment capability. The impact on the system architecting process will be discussed as well as the ability to identify and prioritize necessary design enhancements or new technologies.