24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-6.4.2

INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT ENGINE DESIGN - THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER MODEL CONCEPT AT GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES

R. Cedar, J. Forrester, K. Yokoyama*
GE Aircraft Engines, USA; *GE Global Research, USA

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Implementing the Master Model design process at GE Aircraft Engines is a key enabler in achieving the goals of Six Sigma product quality and reduced product development time. The paper gives an overview of the Master Model process and how is has allowed designers to define products using engineering based design rules that drive parametric models, enabling rapid design optimization, process standardization and design reuse.

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