Producibility as a Design Factor in Naval Ships
Abstract
There are many producibility concepts which affect the characteristics of a naval ship. These concepts must be addressed during the early phases of the ship design process while the ship is still flexible. Since these producibility concepts may affect ship performance and technical risk, as well as ship characteristics and cost, a rigorous tradeoff analysis is required. This paper provides examples of producibility concepts which should be addressed during the ship design process. An evaluation procedure is presented to assist in the gathering and the organizing of information required for an objective tradeoff analysis. The ship synthesis model "ASSET" is utilized as the principal design tool to determine ship impact and the cost of producibility concepts. One of the primary recommendations of the authors is that the Navy needs to increase the visibility of producibility as a design factor in naval ships by developing rigorous evaluation tools, cataloguing producibility concepts for considerations in future designs, and establish an advocate for ship producibility within the design organization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA451980
Entities
People
- Clark Graham
- Michael L. Bosworth
Organizations
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division