Mapping customer needs to engineering characteristics: an aerospace perspective for conceptual design

• Published in: Journal of engineering design Vol. 25; no. 1-3; pp. 64 - 87
• Main Authors: Eres, Murat Hakki, Bertoni, Marco, Kossmann, Mario, Scanlan, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.01.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aerospace; aerospace conceptual design; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace engines; Aerospace industry; Aircraft components; Complex systems; customer needs; Design engineering; design merit; design optimisation; Design optimization; Engineering design; extended enterprise; Iterative methods; Methodology; Spacecraft components; Systems design; value-driven design

Designing complex engineering systems, such as an aircraft or an aero-engine, is immensely challenging. Formal systems engineering practices are widely used in the aerospace industry throughout the overall design process to minimise the overall design effort, corrective re-work, and ultimately overa...