16.885J / ESD.35J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2003
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Hansman, Robert John; Liebeck, Robert H; Murman, Earll M., 1942-; Haggerty, Allen C
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Alternative title
Aircraft Systems Engineering
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Subject addresses a holistic systems engineering approach for aircraft development. Focuses on the conceptual phase of product definition during which all aspects relevant to a new or derivative aircraft must be considered. These include technical, economic, market, environmental, regulatory, legal, manufacturing, and societal factors. Subject centers on a realistic aircraft system case study and includes a number of lectures from industry and government. Past examples included the Very Large Transport Aircraft and a Supersonic Business Jet. Subject identifies the critical system level issues and analyzes them in depth via student team projects and individual assignments. The overall goal of the semester is to produce a business plan and aircraft level system specifications document which can serve as an independent assessment of a current candidate aircraft system. From the course home page: Course Description Aircraft are complex products comprised of many subsystems which must meet demanding customer and operational lifecycle value requirements. This course adopts a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance; safety and reliability; lifecycle topics; aircraft subsystems; risk analysis and management; and system realization. Small student teams "retrospectively analyze" an existing aircraft covering: key design drivers and decisions; aircraft attributes and subsystems; and operational experience. Finally, the student teams deliver oral and written versions of the case study.
Date issued
2003-12Other identifiers
16.885J-Fall2003
local: 16.885J
local: ESD.35J
local: IMSCP-MD5-b62c5656658e1b89ae2671002b25d195
Keywords
aircraft systems, aircraft systems engineering, lifecycle, cost estimation, weight estimation, aircraft performance, aircraft safety, aircraft reliability, subsystems; risk analysis, risk management, system realization, retrospective analysis, key design drivers, design drivers, design decisions, aircraft attributes, operational experience, case study, case studies, air transportation systems, air defense system, systems engineering, interface management, interface verification, subsystem architecture, performance issures, design closure, complex systems, 16.885J, ESD.35J, 16.885, ESD.35