27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-7.6.3

WHEN THE OBVIOUS IS NOT OBVIOUS: USING MULTIRESOLUTION MODELING TO DISCOVER HIDDEN FACTORS IN DECISION MAKING

P. T. Biltgen, J. Nixon*
BAE Systems, UK; *Integrative Engineering LLC, USA

Keywords: multiresolution modeling, hidden factors, decision making, assumptions

This paper addresses a method for multiresolution modeling to elucidate the hidden factors in decision making. Using several case studies, this paper will demonstrate how faulty assumptions can derail the decision process, and how hidden factors often have a greater impact than the parameters that are “obvious” through engineering intuition.

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