24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-P.21

MODELING UPGRADE DESIGN OF MARITIME HELICOPTERS FOR ANTI-SUBMARINE MISSIONS – AUTOMATION PROCESS

A. K. Sinha, S. Jonnalagadda, P. Hoffmann, S. Atyeo, D. P. Scharge*
Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre for Aerospace Design Technology, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia; * School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Techn???????????!???????

Keywords: automation, mid-life upgrade, decision support system, mission system

The design and manufacture of new aircraft with enhanced capabilities is highly expensive and time consuming. A mid-life upgrade of existing platforms with new on-board systems is generally the preferred option. The pre-upgrade design analysis is intricate and iterative. This paper addresses the application of an automation framework for modelling the upgrade design of maritime helicopters for anti-submarine missions.

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