The Use of the Maurer Factor for Estimating the Cost of a Turbine Engine in the Early Stages of Development

Abstract

Military managers are faced with increasing systems costs. One area where this increasing cost is especially true is in the acquisition of aircraft weapon systems. A driving factor in the aircraft cost is the turbine engine, and therefore acquisition managers have been tasked with developing cost estimating methods that will more accurately predict turbine engine cost. At present, several parametric costing models available are briefly discussed in this report. However, the primary objective of this report, is to evaluate a costing technique used extensively by the Navy--the Maurer Factor (MF) technique. The MF technique is a parametric costing technique based on the materials in a turbine engine. The report includes the following: (a) a detailed description of the MF technique; (b) a validation of the MF technique; (c) the development of an estimated MF (EMF) model using engine performance parameters; and (d) statistical analysis and validation of the EMF models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073018

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Barrett Jr.
  • Michael J. Koenig

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programs
  • Cost Estimates
  • Databases
  • Engine Components
  • Gas Turbines
  • Information Science
  • Jet Engines
  • Logistics Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Turbines
  • Turbojet Engines

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Manufacturing Engineering.