Aerospace Concept Exploration System
Architecture and Methods for an Air Vehicle Design Tool
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The capability to assess aerospace vehicle designs independently, consistently and rapidly can help RAND address complex technological and operational questions with agility, objectivity and precision. We developed the Aerospace Concept Exploration System (ACES) to fulfill this need. In the RAND context, the ACES design tool can serve as the vehicle design component of large-scale end-to-end concept development and system evaluations. This Working Paper details the motivation, theory, applicability and architecture of the ACES design tool.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Motivation, Requirements and Limitations
Chapter Two
ACES Architecture and Models
Chapter Three
Software Design to Contain Complexity
Chapter Four
Post-Processing and Visualization
Chapter Five
Verification and Validation
Chapter Six
Blended Wing Body UAV Design Study
Chapter Seven
Conclusion
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