Revisiting the Tradespace Exploration Paradigm: Structuring the Exploration Process
A number of case applications of tradespace exploration have further extended the types of analyses and knowledge insights that can be gained about tradeoffs between design choices and perceived utility and cost of alternatives. These extensions include application beyond its heritage aerospace doma...
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| author | Ross, Adam Michael McManus, Hugh L. Rhodes, Donna H. Hastings, Daniel E. |
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| description | A number of case applications of tradespace exploration have further extended the types of analyses and knowledge insights that can be gained about tradeoffs between design choices and perceived utility and cost of alternatives. These extensions include application beyond its heritage aerospace domain to the transportation domain, comparing distinct concepts on a common tradespace, considering the impact of changing needs and contexts over time, evaluation of alternatives in a “light effort” manner. In parallel with these case applications, a formalization of the tradespace exploration process has emerged, using a question-driven approach to ensure the knowledge generated is practical and useful to decision makers. These questions are introduced and applied to three example space systems in order to illustrate insights gained in answering the questions. The insights include identifying “good” designs, the strengths and weakness of selected alternatives across a tradespace, limiting constraints and requirements that could allow for less expensive solutions. Additionally, advanced insights include understanding the sensitivities of designs to changes in contexts and needs, and consideration of the differential impact of uncertainty across a set of alternatives with potential opportunities for risk mitigation. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/819952022-09-23T09:42:23Z Revisiting the Tradespace Exploration Paradigm: Structuring the Exploration Process Ross, Adam Michael McManus, Hugh L. Rhodes, Donna H. Hastings, Daniel E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center Ross, Adam Michael McManus, Hugh L. Rhodes, Donna H. Hastings, Daniel E. A number of case applications of tradespace exploration have further extended the types of analyses and knowledge insights that can be gained about tradeoffs between design choices and perceived utility and cost of alternatives. These extensions include application beyond its heritage aerospace domain to the transportation domain, comparing distinct concepts on a common tradespace, considering the impact of changing needs and contexts over time, evaluation of alternatives in a “light effort” manner. In parallel with these case applications, a formalization of the tradespace exploration process has emerged, using a question-driven approach to ensure the knowledge generated is practical and useful to decision makers. These questions are introduced and applied to three example space systems in order to illustrate insights gained in answering the questions. The insights include identifying “good” designs, the strengths and weakness of selected alternatives across a tradespace, limiting constraints and requirements that could allow for less expensive solutions. Additionally, advanced insights include understanding the sensitivities of designs to changes in contexts and needs, and consideration of the differential impact of uncertainty across a set of alternatives with potential opportunities for risk mitigation. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division (Systems Engineering Advancement Research Initiative (SEAri)) 2013-11-06T15:54:58Z 2013-11-06T15:54:58Z 2010-08 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper 978-1-60086-966-2 1946-8210 AIAA 2010-8690 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81995 Ross, Adam, Hugh McManus, Donna Rhodes, and Daniel Hastings. “Revisiting the Tradespace Exploration Paradigm: Structuring the Exploration Process.” In AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, 30 August - 2 September 2010, Anaheim, California, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-5110 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-8690 AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ application/pdf American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT web domain |
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| title | Revisiting the Tradespace Exploration Paradigm: Structuring the Exploration Process |
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