Towards automating the sizing process in conceptual (airframe) systems architecting

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2018-01-13

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Bile Y, Riaz A, Guenov MD, Molina-Cristobal A, Towards automating the sizing process in conceptual (airframe) systems architecting, Proceedings of 2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, AIAA SciTech Forum, 8-12 January 2018, Kissimmee, Florida, USA

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Presented is a method for automated sizing of airframe systems, ultimately aiming to enable an efficient and interactive systems architecture evaluation process. The method takes as input the logical view of the system architecture. A source-sink approach combined with a Design Structure Matrix (DSM) sequencing algorithm is used to orchestrate the sequence of the sub-system sizing tasks. Bipartite graphs and a maximum matching algorithm are utilized to identify and construct the computational sizing workflows. A recursive algorithm, based on fundamental dimensions of additive physical quantities (e.g., weight, power, etc.) is employed to aggregate variables at the system level. The evaluation, based on representative test cases confirmed the correctness of the proposed method. The results also showed that the proposed approach overcomes certain limitations of existing methods and looks very promising as an initial systems architectural design enabler.

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