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Given by Madic Team 2 at NASA HQ Briefing on September 25 1995. Foils prepared September 25,1995
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ASOP is Affordable Systems Optimization Process
This project involves MADIC Team 2
  • GE Corporate Research and Develepmonent
  • General Motors
  • McDonnell Douglas
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Rockwell-NAAD
  • NPAC-Syracuse University
  • Georgia Tech
This Presentation was developed to describe possible next steps in NASA Contract to investigate:
  • Development of Requirements for Implementing an Affordable Systems Optimization Process -- ASOP -- on the NII endfol:

Table of Contents for full HTML of ASOP Framework and Technology Plan

1 Implementation of Affordable Systems Optimization Process (ASOP) on the NII -
ASOP Framework and
Phase 4a Technology Plan
2 ASOP Implemented on the NII for Aeronautics Systems
3 1.0 ASOP Design Environment
4 1.1 Design Engine
5 1.1 Design Engine - Technology Plan
6 1.2 Visualization Toolkit
7 1.2 Visualization Toolkit - Technology Plan
8 1.3 Geometry Toolkit
9 1.3 Geometry Toolkit - Technology Plan
10 1.4 Analysis Modeling Toolkit
11 1.4 Analysis Modeling Toolkit - Technology Plan
12 1.5 Cost Modeling Toolkit
13 1.5 Cost Model Toolkit - Technology Plan
14 1.6 Process Modeling Toolkit
15 ASOP Process Modeling Toolkit
16 1.6 Process Modeling Toolkit - Technology Plan
17 1.7 Simulation Engine
18 1.7 Simulation Engine - Technology Plan
19 1.8 Optimization Engine
20 1.8 Optimization Engine - Technology Plan
21 2.0 ASOP Object Backplane - Functional Services for Users
22 2.0 ASOP Object Backplane - Technology Plan
23 2.1 Collaboration Services - Support Virtual Co-location
24 2.2 Configuration Control Services - Critical for User
25 2.3 Metacomputing Services - Distributed Computing
26 2.4 Security and Access Services - Critical to ASOP
27 2.5 Object & Data Services - Robust Integration for ASOP
28 3.0 Local ASOP Infrastructure - LAN Services Functions
29 3.0 Local ASOP Infrastructure - Technology Plan
30 4.0 Organization Infrastructure - Company WAN Functions
31 4.0 Organization Infrastructure - Technology Plan
32 5.0 NII Services Backplane - "Open" Technology Services
33 5.0 NII Services Backplane - Technology Plan
34 5.1 Collaboration Services - Support Virtual Co-location
35 5.2 Configuration Control Services - Driven by ASOP
36 5.3 Metacomputing Services - Coordinated NII Computing
37 5.4 Security and Access Services - Critical Technology
38 5.5 Object & Data Services - Basic Structure to NII Service
39 6.0 NII Network Infrastructure - Common Foundation for NII
40 6.0 NII Network Infrastructure - Technology Plan

This table of Contents Abstract

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Foil 1 Implementation of Affordable Systems Optimization Process (ASOP) on the NII -
ASOP Framework and
Phase 4a Technology Plan

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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Foil 2 ASOP Implemented on the NII for Aeronautics Systems

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Foil 3 1.0 ASOP Design Environment

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OBJECTIVE
  • Design and implement the eight requisite subsystems comprise which the ASOP design environment
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Foil 4 1.1 Design Engine

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Main Controller for the ASOP Implementation
  • Requirements
  • Design
  • Manufacturing
  • Operations & Support
Support Conceptual, Preliminary, and Final Design
Problem Formulation (Objectives, Constraints, Design Variables)
Information Retrieval to Synthesize Initial Designs
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Foil 5 1.1 Design Engine - Technology Plan

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OBJECTIVES
  • Provide executive function to implement ASOP design process
  • Support needs of the aircraft and engine businesses
APPROACH
  • Survey control tools and match capabilities to ASOP requirements
  • Select implementation tool suite
  • Develop process monitoring metrics
  • Develop process control heuristics
  • Demonstrate DE operationally
  • Support aircraft and engine demos
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Foil 6 1.2 Visualization Toolkit

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Variety of Tools to Provide Graphical Depiction of Design Problem
Display Capability for Analysis & Test Results
Advanced Visualization Techniques
  • Dynamics
  • Animation
  • Virtual Reality
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Foil 7 1.2 Visualization Toolkit - Technology Plan

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OBJECTIVES
  • Assemble visualization tools to meet ASOP system requirements
  • Interface visualization tools
  • Support aircraft and engine demonstrations
APPROACH
  • Survey tools and match capabilities to ASOP requirements
  • Select national standard (e.g., CORBA) for tool integration
  • Choose tools that span aircraft and engine demonstration requirements
  • Procure tools and integrate into ASOP
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Foil 8 1.3 Geometry Toolkit

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Common Geometry for CAD/CAM Integration
Agent Technology to Support Integration of ASOP With Heterogeneous Geometry Modeling Environment (e.g., UG, CATIA, Pro/Engineer, ...)
Computational Geometry Engine
Support for the Geometry and Product Modeling Standards (IGES and PDES/STEP)
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Foil 9 1.3 Geometry Toolkit - Technology Plan

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OBJECTIVE
  • Develop the methods to facilitate the integration of the ASOP design environment with external CAD/CAM systems (e.g., CATIA or Unigraphics) to enable MDO
APPROACH
  • Target specific CAD/CAM environments
  • Establish integration protocol
  • Design/implement algorithms for geometry integration
  • Demonstrate on candidate projects
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Foil 10 1.4 Analysis Modeling Toolkit

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Representation and Manipulation Capability for Discrete Numerical Analysis Models, Including Finite Element and Finite Volume
Agent Technology to Support Interdisciplinary Coupling and Mapping of Analysis Results Between Dissimilar Grids and Across Different Fidelity Models
Associativity Between Analysis Model and Geometry Model
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Foil 11 1.4 Analysis Modeling Toolkit - Technology Plan

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OBJECTIVE
  • Develop the methods and data exchange capability to facilitate the integration of the ASOP design environment with external CAE systems (e.g., I-DEAS, PATRAN, proprietary ...)
APPROACH
  • Target specific CAE environments
  • Establish integration protocol
  • Design/implement algorithms for discrete analysis modal integration
  • Develop a set of connector objects to provide multidisciplinary and multi-fidelity coupling
  • Demonstrate on candidate projects
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Foil 12 1.5 Cost Modeling Toolkit

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Tools Which Support the Development of Cost Models for Product and Process, Including
  • Parametric/Feature-Based Costing
  • Knowledge-Based Costing
  • Simulation-Based Costing
Establishment of Historical Life Cycle Cost Database
Support for Multi-Fidelity Levels of Cost Modeling for Various Stages of the Design Process
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Foil 13 1.5 Cost Model Toolkit - Technology Plan

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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OBJECTIVE
  • Establish a generic framework for assessment of cost and affordability in all phases of product/process development
  • Validate approach
APPROACH
  • Establish process and validate to provide costs in the conceptual and detailed phases
  • Link design parameters to simulation modules
  • Establish a framework, using common data formats and standards
  • Leverage existing capability
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Foil 14 1.6 Process Modeling Toolkit

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Process Modeling Tools to Support Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)
DFX Tools Including
  • Producibility
  • Assembly
  • Supportability
Physics-Based Process Simulation Tools
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Foil 15 ASOP Process Modeling Toolkit

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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Foil 16 1.6 Process Modeling Toolkit - Technology Plan

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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OBJECTIVE
  • Establish a generic framework for assessment of producibility and affordability in all phases of product/ process development
  • Validate approach
APPROACH
  • Target processes
  • Link design parameters to simulation modules
  • Establish a framework, using common data formats and standards
  • Leverage existing capability
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Foil 17 1.7 Simulation Engine

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Multidisciplinary, Multi-Fidelity Simulation Tools to Support
  • Structures
  • Fluids
  • Thermal
  • Electromagnetics
Programmable Simulation Executive to Control the Flow of Execution of a Collections of Simulation Tools
Agents to Facilitate the Extensibility of the Simulation Cube
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Foil 18 1.7 Simulation Engine - Technology Plan

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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OBJECTIVE
  • Develop a multidisciplinary, multi-fidelity analysis toolkit with a programmable simulation executive to support MDA and MOD
APPROACH
  • Identify specific codes
  • Develop wrappers
  • Perform code integration
  • Develop simulation executive
  • Demonstrate on candidate projects
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Foil 19 1.8 Optimization Engine

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Optimization Algorithms and Tools to Support Multidisciplinary, Multilevel, and Multiobjective Optimization, With Technologies Including Numerical, Rule- Based, and Exploratory
A Dynamic Optimization Controller Which Supports Collaborative Execution of the Optimization Tools to Achieve Global Optimums
Robust Design Algorithms to Support Taguchi Methods
A Set of Approximation Concepts to Address Computational Efficiency for Large-Scale Optimization Problems, Including Taylor Series, Response Surface Techniques, and Neural Networks
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Foil 20 1.8 Optimization Engine - Technology Plan

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Foil 21 2.0 ASOP Object Backplane - Functional Services for Users

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Customizes general NII technologies to ASOP specific requirements
Provides the object, wrapper and agent services to share data in the ASOP design environment
Conforms to applicable protocol, ontological and data standards
Defines management, retrieval, and control functions for heterogeneous data and methods distribution
Interfaces to Team Infrastructures
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Foil 22 2.0 ASOP Object Backplane - Technology Plan

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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Foil 23 2.1 Collaboration Services - Support Virtual Co-location

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Employs emerging "open" NII services to support aeronautics teams and collaboration
  • PC based video and CAD conferencing
  • reliable, easy-to-use e-mail and data exchange
Expanded for large concurrent user base
  • support distributed team personnel interaction
  • allow simulation for assembly, operation, maintenance
Access additional NII bandwidth as needed
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Foil 24 2.2 Configuration Control Services - Critical for User

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Focused on configuration control for aeronautics products and associated data
  • versioning, status, control, accounting and audit functions
  • insure correct information is presented to user
Provides services for managing common product model across distributed team
  • common semantics for data types across project
  • supports re-use of design information for new projects
Supports rollback of configurations and long-term archive of product and data configurations
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Foil 25 2.3 Metacomputing Services - Distributed Computing

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Facilitates distributed "computing" services available across an ASOP project team
Supports access to shared "supercomputer" resources on as needed basis for aeronautics ASOP projects
Interfaces to "open" NII services for ASOP users
  • information search applications across "world"
  • "virtual" access to computer services to meet specific needs
  • communication capabilities to support high bandwidth networks
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Foil 26 2.4 Security and Access Services - Critical to ASOP

From ASOP Framework and Technology Plan NASA HQ Briefing -- September 25 1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Provides range of data/system security for ASOP
  • company proprietary data protection and exchanges
  • government classified data
  • validation of messages; integrity of messages
Support access control to ASOP capabilities
  • login and password controls
  • track user roles; access rules; administration support
Insure only authorized users access, modify, use ASOP services and information
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Foil 27 2.5 Object & Data Services - Robust Integration for ASOP

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Specializes generic "object/wrapper/agent" technologies to ASOP requirements
Provides object management; distribution; control and retrieval services
Stores and archives ASOP related data objects for re- use
Implements specific data exchange standards for data objects; i.e. STEP Application Protocols
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Foil 28 3.0 Local ASOP Infrastructure - LAN Services Functions

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Provides local project infrastructure to access and utilize ASOP and NII capabilities
Includes hardware, software and network for local use
  • desktop devices (PC, Unix workstations, Local Area Network)
  • multimedia and desktop conferencing devices
  • local project computers, storage, peripherals_
Interfaces to Organization and NII infrastructures
  • company / enterprise network
  • potential direct NII (Internet) access
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Foil 29 3.0 Local ASOP Infrastructure - Technology Plan

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Foil 30 4.0 Organization Infrastructure - Company WAN Functions

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Foil 31 4.0 Organization Infrastructure - Technology Plan

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Foil 32 5.0 NII Services Backplane - "Open" Technology Services

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Provides generally available "open" NII services for use by wide variety of customers
Includes "generic" technologies and services which are invoked to meet specific needs
Evaluate and select from NII technologies for ASOP implementation releases
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Foil 33 5.0 NII Services Backplane - Technology Plan

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Foil 34 5.1 Collaboration Services - Support Virtual Co-location

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Ranges from desktop video conferencing to 3-D graphics to full televirtual interactions
Includes CAD conferencing / whiteboard capabilities
Enables collaboratories - geographically distributed laboratories to support product development
Requires interactive and "batch" data exchange services
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Foil 35 5.2 Configuration Control Services - Driven by ASOP

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Supports collaboration among dispersed development community
Open NII services driven by ASOP requirements for rigorous configuration control / management
Broadly applicable to wide range of product development efforts beyond aeronautics
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Foil 36 5.3 Metacomputing Services - Coordinated NII Computing

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Collection of world wide computers as coordinated computational engine
Supports distribution of high compute problems across widely distributed systems
Enables world wide searches for information to resolve user queries
Includes control of remote scientific instruments
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Foil 37 5.4 Security and Access Services - Critical Technology

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Multiple levels and types of security requirements supplied to meet military and commercial needs
Extended to support large dataset security as opposed to small transaction protection
Includes access (login) permissions; user roles; to reach available services
Address administration of services to user community - billing/authorization/pricing/approvals
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Foil 38 5.5 Object & Data Services - Basic Structure to NII Service

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General sets of object technologies for customization to specific services
Technologies required for basic NII services
Provide "standard" basis for application customization for aeronautics ASOP community
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Foil 39 6.0 NII Network Infrastructure - Common Foundation for NII

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Physical infrastructure required for open NII
Includes physical telecommunication links to users - wire / fiber / satellite / ATM / ISDN
Includes network servers to support implementation - telephone exchanges/data servers
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Foil 40 6.0 NII Network Infrastructure - Technology Plan

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