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A process for function based architecture definition and modeling

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dc.contributor.advisor Mavris, Dimitri N.
dc.contributor.author Armstrong, Michael James en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Garcia, Elena
dc.contributor.committeeMember Soban, Danielle
dc.contributor.department Aerospace Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-01-22T15:52:07Z
dc.date.available 2009-01-22T15:52:07Z
dc.date.issued 2008-04-01 en_US
dc.description.abstract Developments in electric technologies have the potential to increase the efficiency and performance of commercial aircraft. However, without proper architecture innovation, technology developments at the subsystem level are not sufficient to ensure successful integration. Adaptations to existing architectures work well when trades are made strictly between equivalent systems which fulfill and induce the same functional requirements. However, this approach does not provide the architect with adequate flexibility to integrate technologies with differing functional and physical interfaces. Architecture redefinition is required for proper implementation of non-traditional and innovative architectural elements. A function-based process for innovative architecture design was developed to provide flexibility in the definition of candidate architectural concepts. Tools and methods were developed which facilitate the definition and exploration of a function-based architectural design space. These include functional decomposition, functional induction, dynamic morphology, adaptive functional mapping, reconfigurable mission definition, and concept level system installation. The Architecture Design Environment (ADEN) was built to integrate these tools and to facilitate the definition of physics-based models in evaluating the performance of candidate architectures. Using functions as the foundation of this process assists in mitigating assumptions which traditionally govern architecture structures and offers a promising approach to architecting through flexible conceptualization and integration. This toolset provides the framework wherein knowledge from conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design efforts can be linked in the definition of revolutionary architectures. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26631
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Architecture en_US
dc.subject Design en_US
dc.subject Architecting en_US
dc.subject Architecture design environment en_US
dc.subject Induced function en_US
dc.subject Morphological matrix en_US
dc.subject Simulation en_US
dc.subject Functional decomposition en_US
dc.subject Complex system en_US
dc.subject Modeling en_US
dc.subject Integrated system en_US
dc.subject Function en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Functions
dc.subject.lcsh Airplanes--Performance
dc.subject.lcsh Airframes
dc.title A process for function based architecture definition and modeling en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor Mavris, Dimitri N.
local.contributor.corporatename Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
local.relation.ispartofseries Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
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