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Harnessing the Complexity for Vehicle System Design at the Concept Design Phase of an Aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

A. D. Drego
A. D. Drego*
Affiliation:
Saab AB, Sweden
*
adelia.drego@saabgroup.com

Abstract

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Aircraft vehicle systems enable an aircraft to fly safely throughout a mission. Generating feasible vehicle system architectures at the aircraft concept design phase is complex. Aspects from various complex systems theories are used to provide different insights into this complexity. To address this complexity, a framework based on industrial reality that can used recursively is presented. The framework employs various design theories to harness the complexity of vehicle system design at the concept design phase of an aircraft.

Keywords

complex systemsconceptual designcomplexity

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 1845 - 1854
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