iMAST Quarterly, Number 2, 2001

Abstract

In this issue, we announce Dr. William Mark's Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award as the lead analyst and designer of mechanical modifications that led to improved operational performance in a U.S. Navy submarine. For a ManTech investment of $800K, these modifications met a critical performance goal which provides a cost avoidance to the Navy of over $26M over a five-year period. Simulation-Based Design (SBD) is featured in this issue. My vision of SBD is as a tool to optimize a design to a degree unachievable using previous design methods. Rather than evaluating a limited matrix of options, SBD can evaluate a whole range using operator-constrained inputs. Obviously, the design rules for the system must be accurately captured and understood. Hopefully, this effort will lead to unheard of efficiencies and cost savings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA497319

Entities

People

  • Lorri Bennett
  • Michael Yukish
  • Paul Kurtz

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Manufacturing
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  • Standards
  • Transducers
  • Virtual Prototyping

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