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3.3.2 Object Oriented Architecture for Collaborative Web‐Centric Configuration Management of Military Rotorcraft
Author(s) -
Stanilka Stanley P.,
Dagli Cihan H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2003.tb02629.x
Subject(s) - configuration management (itsm) , unified modeling language , engineering , systems engineering , process (computing) , software engineering , architecture , computer science , software , art , visual arts , programming language , operating system
Rotorcraft configuration management is a process, which documents performance, functionality and physical attributes of a military helicopter. This process applies technical and administrative surveillance against a certified design baseline and controls change incorporation throughout the life cycle of the aircraft. The United States Department of Defense (DOD) provides guidance on configuration management through military handbook MIL‐HDBK‐61A and EIA Standard 649. The data governed by configuration management processes can be viewed as a colossal mixture of design drawings, technical service manuals, change documents, material & process specifications, test plans, maintenance & repair records and many other forms of accountability. This paper describes how a collaborative network can be modeled around this configuration management requirement. It will partition and decompose rotorcraft‐engineering data into independent configuration management items and explain how Object Oriented (OO) design philosophies and Unified Modeling Language (UML) methods can maximize an architect's ability to integrate disparate data into a collaborative network.