16.885J / ESD.35J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2003
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Author(s)
Hansman, Robert John
Liebeck, Robert H
Murman, Earll M., 1942-
Haggerty, Allen C
Alternative Title
Aircraft Systems Engineering
Date Issued
December 2003
Abstract
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.
Subjects
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
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
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