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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY: SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORK AND DESIGN PARAMETERS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Giovanni Formentini ,
Claudio Favi ,
Claude Cuiller ,
Pierre-Eric Dereux ,
Francois Bouissiere  and
Cédric Jurbert
Giovanni Formentini*
Affiliation:
University of Parma
Claudio Favi
Affiliation:
University of Parma
Claude Cuiller
Affiliation:
Airbus S.A.S.
Pierre-Eric Dereux
Affiliation:
Airbus S.A.S.
Francois Bouissiere
Affiliation:
Airbus S.A.S.
Cédric Jurbert
Affiliation:
Airbus S.A.S.
*
Formentini, Giovanni, University of Parma, DIA (Engineering and Architecture Department), Italy, giovanni.formentini@unipr.it

Abstract

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One of the most challenging activity in the engineering design process is the definition of a framework (model and parameters) for the characterization of specific processes such as installation and assembly. Aircraft system architectures are complex structures used to understand relation among elements (modules) inside an aircraft and its evaluation is one of the first activity since the conceptual design. The assessment of aircraft architectures, from the assembly perspective, requires parameter identification as well as the definition of the overall analysis framework (i.e., mathematical models, equations).

The paper aims at the analysis of a mathematical framework (structure, equations and parameters) developed to assess the fit for assembly performances of aircraft system architectures by the mean of sensitivity analysis (One-Factor-At-Time method). The sensitivity analysis was performed on a complex engineering framework, i.e. the Conceptual Design for Assembly (CDfA) methodology, which is characterized by level, domains and attributes (parameters). A commercial aircraft cabin system was used as a case study to understand the use of different mathematical operators as well as the way to cluster attributes.

Keywords

Product architectureProduct modelling / modelsConceptual designAicraft systemsDesign for Assembly (DFA)
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 731 - 740
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