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Anusha Harish
(Advisor: Prof. Dimitri Mavris]
will propose a doctoral thesis entitled,
Methodology for Aircraft Architecture Selection & Design Trajectory Optimization
On
Tuesday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m.
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The objective of this research is to conceive a methodology for aircraft architecture exploration and design trajectory optimization. There are 5 key aspects to this problem – (1) generation of feasible alternatives, (2) evaluation and optimization of the architecture design space, (3) selection of architecture designs based on multiple criteria that include both quantitative as well as qualitative metrics, (4) forecasting the aircraft performance over time with technology uncertainty, and finally (5) design trajectory optimization. This research will provide a systematic method to model and compare different architectures at the same level of detail, aid in understanding the tradeoffs between environmental benefit and cost, and estimate the potential of designs with uncertain technology to meet future goals. Additionally, using the proposed methodology, the sequence and the timeframe for the introduction of revolutionary design changes and technologies can be planned in a way such that the associated risks and costs can be traded favorably with environmental benefits.
Committee
