Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2015
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Aerospace Engineering
First Advisor
Christina Bloebaum
Abstract
The design and development of large scale complex engineered systems requires dependence and coordination of thousands of individuals. In practice, this has shown to span industries, encompassing multiple companies and organizations, and force decisions to be driven mainly by customer requirements. One issue in this development process is related to the stakeholders' desires and their ability to effectively communicate their preferences to the design teams. Value-Driven Design is an approach stemming from systems engineering that addresses this issue by directly incorporating the operational context of the system in this communication of preference.
Value-Driven Design is formed on the premise that a design can be created that maximizes the design organization's preference. It is recognized that other preferences, possibly competing, exist as well and will have an influence on the design. This thesis explores how the negotiation of value preferences can be captured in bargaining models to determine the optimal design for the set of negotiators, taking into account conflicting preferences and player impatience. A notional strategic strike aircraft system is used as an example to illustrate the importance of design perspectives in the emerging practice of Value-Driven Design.
Copyright Owner
Erik Daniel Goetzke
Copyright Date
2015
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
83 pages
Recommended Citation
Goetzke, Erik Daniel, "Value-Driven Design of non-commercial systems through bargain modeling" (2015). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 14411.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14411
