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6.2.4 Design Centers – Transferring Experience from Astronautics to Aeronautics
Author(s) -
Finkel Stephan,
Wilke Martin,
Metzger Helmut,
Wahnfried Markus
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2002.tb02476.x
Subject(s) - astronautics , center (category theory) , engineering , principal (computer security) , set (abstract data type) , aeronautics , systems engineering , adaptation (eye) , architectural engineering , aerospace engineering , computer science , psychology , programming language , chemistry , neuroscience , crystallography , operating system
The paper describes the introduction of the Customer Demand Center (CDC) at Fairchild Dornier Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The CDC is a Concept Design Center‐approach dedicated to the preparation and procession of customer related aircraft modifications. After describing the development of the Concept Design Center‐approach, the principal idea and set‐up of a Concept Design Center is presented. The paper highlights some of the differences between the traditional application of Concept Design Centers and the specific purpose at Fairchild Dornier. Based on those differences, the adaptation of the three building blocks within a CDC is presented. Finally lessons learned are discussed.