What Barriers Prevent ICME from Becoming Part of the Designer's Tollbox? (Preprint)
Abstract
Integrated computational materials engineering methodologies promise a revolutionary step forward in the qualification, certification, and sustainment of Air Force systems via reduction of the historically slow and costly materials data development footprint [1,2,3]. The establishment of scientifically-based, statistically-robust processes by which computational materials models can be quantitatively graded, accepted and utilized by the aerospace structures design, manufacture, and sustainment communities for cost and time savings presents a major hurdle towards the realization of the potential of ICME. To allow for the change to the materials qualification paradigm offered by ICME, several barriers (economic, cultural, and technical) must be overcome. Via identification and discussion of these issues, this article challenges the ICME community to position itself for success via integration with the industrial structural design community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA553284
Entities
People
- P. L. Ret
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory