Cost Estimating Relationships for Procurement Costs of Airborne Digital Computers and Inertial Measurement Units for Use in Remotely Piloted Vehicles.
Abstract
Parametric cost estimating relationships (CER's) are developed to predict procurement costs of airborne digital computers and inertial measurement units which are suitable for use in remotely piloted vehicles (RPV's). The CER's predict first unit recurring cost in 1974 dollars and can be incorporated with an appropriate learning curve to estimate average cost for a given production quantity. A brief discussion of a computerized parametric cost estimation technique, the RCA PRICE model, is provided to compare methodology, input requirements, and output. The predictive capabilities of the RPV CER's are compared to avionics procurement CER's developed by the Air Force Avionics Laboratory. The RPV CER's are generally more accurate than the AFAL CER's when procurement costs of equipment usable in remotely piloted vehicles are being estimated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA003353
Entities
People
- Kenneth V. Funkhouser
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology