Enhancing integrated design model–based process and engineering tool environment: Towards an integration of functional analysis, operational analysis and knowledge capitalisation into co-engineering practices. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garcia, Gérald; Roser, Xavier
• Is Part Of: Concurrent engineering, research and applications. Volume 26:Number 1(2018:Mar.)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: concurrent design facility -- concurrent engineering -- space engineering -- knowledge capitalisation -- Capella -- Arcadia method -- Thales Alenia Space; Production engineering -- Periodicals; Concurrent engineering -- Periodicals; 621.39
• DOI: 10.1177/1063293X17737357
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1063-293X

Abstract

This article presents the activities of Thales Alenia Space France in the scope of the continuous improvement of its concurrent engineering practices. It describes an on-going work and proposed solutions to extend the scope of this environment in 0/A/B1 phases with new capabilities to support system engineers work: Capability to define the operational concept and main operational scenarios; Capability to perform functional analysis and function allocation trade-off, enabling the distribution of functions between system segments and sub-systems; capability to produce easily accessible synthesis and dashboard to team and other stakeholders, enabling easy sharing of information and models; Capability to capitalise on equipment data and equipment models. This article will cover both the process aspects and tooling support. It proposes in a first part to justify and describe the proposed evolutions starting from current practices. Then, a second chapter describes the proposed enhancements and finally the last chapter presents the proposed tooling implementation.