Implementation of value-driven optimisation for the design of aircraft fuselage panels

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 381-388

  Castagne, Sylvie ^a   Curran, Richard ^a   Collopy, Paul ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b DFM Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft structure; Cost modelling; Optimisation; Value driven design

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; COMPETITION; DESIGN; OPERATING COSTS;

AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES; AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE; COST MODELLING; DESIGN OPTIMISATION; DESIGN STAGES; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMISATION; VALUE-DRIVEN DESIGN;

FUSELAGES;

EID: 58949087356     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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