02 - Systems Engineering and Integration
AIRCRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO-ARCHITECTING BASED ON VALUE-DRIVEN MBPLE APPROACH
G. Donelli¹, L. Boggero¹, M. Forlingieri, PTL, Germany; ¹DLR, Germany
Traditionally, decisions related to the manufacturing and supply chain are taken after the design of a new aircraft configuration is completely defined. This sequential approach, however, limits the ability to adapt to market changes, technological advancements or unexpected disruptions, causing a drastic increase of cost. Integrating production decisions in the early design phase is therefore crucial for overcoming these limitations and making informed decisions that optimize the product for manufacturability and supply chain efficiency rather than only aircraft performance. In this frame, this paper proposes and applies a methodology combining the Model-Based Product Line Engineering with a value-driven trade-off analysis for the aircraft and industrial systems, mainly manufacturing and supply chain systems, co-architecting. With this approach, a value-driven tradespace of (co)architectures or variants representing at the same time an aircraft configuration, a combination of materials and manufacturing processes and a supply chain is generated. Therefore, decisions related to design and production can be addressed at the same time while trading stakeholders’ expectations for the identification of the best (co)architecture. An aeronautical application case shows the advantages of using the proposed approach.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0337