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The Cost/Weight Merit Function for Aerospace Hardware Design
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Abstract
Recent DOD emphasis upon cost effectiveness for military systems indicates a need for comparative evaluation of structural hardware from the standpoint of cost and structural efficiency.
An approach to optimum design is presented which employs a merit function of cost and weight for structural/material components and subsystems. Two steps are involved.
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Analysis of function and mission of the vehicle so as to establish a tradeoff figure of dollars versus weight.
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Determination of both weights and costs of various structural/material configurations for any given design function.
The cost/weight merit function approach is shown to be a practical tool for optimization of structural configurations of all fabricated hardware.
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Kolom, A., "The Cost/Weight Merit Function for Aerospace Hardware Design," SAE Technical Paper 650785, 1965, https://doi.org/10.4271/650785.Also In
References
- Colby Starr J. “Bringing Economics to Space-Program Hardware.” Astronautics and Aeronautics August 1965
- “Minimum Weight Analysis of Multirib and Multiweb Wing Box Structures,” NAA/LAD September 1964