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ARDB Centre of Excellence for Aerospace Systems
Design Engineering (CASDE), IIT Bombay

• Presentation to the Meeting of
• Round Table on Systems Engineering
• February 08th 2003

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Overall Objectives

• CASDE was set up at IIT Bombay in August 1998
  for the following tasks.
• Educational Programme
• Awareness Creation
• Transport Aircraft Studies
• Integrated Modeling Simulation Laboratory
• System Level Studies

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Educational Programme

• Focus was M.Tech. Specialization.
• Existing syllabus abroad was Studied.
• Aero. professionals, including Stuart Kramer of
  AFIT (Edu. Advisor of INCOSE), gave inputs.
• Two batches of students have already passed out.
• Projects are tailored towards problems of
  interest to industry.
• Third Batch is to enter in July 2003.

• Life Cycle Cost Model
• MDO of AEW System
• Maneuvre Load Control
• Brake Management System
• Hydraulic System Model

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Awareness Creation

• Mandate was to expose to Aero. industry, various
  activities of CASDE , through workshops,
  seminars, CEPs etc.
• CASDE has conducted a large number of workshops
  and meetings in areas of SE education, Modelling
  Simulation, MDO and MAV.
• A number of invited lectures and CEPs in special
  areas e.g. Mechatronics, have also been given.

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Transport Aircraft Studies

• CASDE invited industry professionals to decide on
  an area, in which it could play a significant
  role.
• The strong design background available at IITB
  was considered an ideal input to take up MDO as
  its main focus.
• Aeroelastic design optimization of aircraft
  wings.
• Design optimization of a 3-d duct.
• Formal framework for MDO studies.

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Integrated Modelling/Simulation

• Integrated Modelling Simulation was stressed by
  experts as a backbone of System level studies.
• CASDE focused on providing hardware, software
  interface tools to enable real-time simulations
  of aerospace systems.
• IMS Lab. of CASDE is equipped to carry out
  simulations requiring sensors, actuators,
  controllers software.
• A number of setups provide training in creating
  simulations.

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System Level Studies

• CASDE selected Mini Aerial Vehicle to understand
  system level synthesis and integration issues.
• This activity has also coincided with national
  effort on MAVs.
• The focus was to characterize interactions and
  interfaces.
• An instrumented aircraft of 3.5 Kg. class and a
  videography platform of 1.0 Kg. class have been
  successfully made.
• Solar powered aircraft is developed for concept
  verification.

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Current Status Future Plans

• CASDE is nearing completion of its Phase-I.
• A proposal requesting additional funds for
  continuing it (in Phase-II) has been submitted to
  ARDB and a decision is awaited.
• Continuation of M.Tech. specialization, with
  suitable revisions.
• Pursuing of MDO with increased vigour, as an
  enabling design technology.
• Development of Mini Autonomous Flying Vehicle as
  a model SE exercise.

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Concluding Remarks

• All activities of CASDE are student oriented, who
  are its main strength also. Further, focus has
  been on training and addressing specific research
  issues related to system design.
• CASDE has opened a number of informal channels
  for interaction with people working (or
  interested) in various activities. (e.g.
  SIG-MDO).
• CASDE has not addressed many other aspects of SE
  (e.g. IPPD, Concurrent Engg. etc.) and welcomes
  the present initiative by NIAS.
• CASDE would be happy to complement other efforts
  in this important area of Systems Engineering.