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An Integrated Laboratory for Collaborative

Design in the Air Transportation System

Arne Bachmann, Jesse Lakemeier, Erwin Moerland

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• Research institution

• Space agency

• Project management facility

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German Aerospace Center – DLR

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

≥ 7000 employees across

32 research institutes and facilities at

13 sites

International offices in Brussels,

Paris and Washington

By the way: DLR is the largest

software house in Germany


Locations and employees

Köln

Oberpfaffenhofen

Braunschweig

Göttingen

Berlin

Bonn

Neustrelitz

Weilheim

Bremen Trauen

Dortmund

Lampoldshausen

Hamburg

Stuttgart

• Customers and partners: Governments and ministries, agencies and organisations,

industry and commerce, science and research


National and International Networking

World

Europe

Germany


Aircraft design

Req

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Tech

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Mobility

Environment

Economics

DLR / Airbus Airbus Airbus

Airbus

Boeing

MIT

Bauhaus Luftfahrt DLR TU Delft

Lockheed Martin

DLR

General Electrics EADS-IW

TERRAFUGIA

CARTER

Martin Jetpack

Airbus

Propulsion

Aerodynamics

Lightweight & Assembly

http://www.enjoyspace.com/uploads/news/mai2010/avions_futur/boeing_sugar.jpg

http://www.enjoyspace.com/uploads/news/mai2010/avions_futur/d8-MIT.jpg

http://www.enjoyspace.com/uploads/news/mai2010/avions_futur/supersonic-plane.jpg

http://www.enjoyspace.com/uploads/news/mai2010/avions_futur/avion-ge.jpg

http://psipunk.com/martin-jetpack/


Old concepts – New again

• Development of an innovative concept for interdisciplinary collaboration

• Design and construction of an highly integrated design laboratory

• Evaluation and improvement of the lab and working methods by continuous

usage in experiments and in cooperation projects


Introduction to project


Interdisciplinary co-located design institutions in aerospace applications

• Cf. Concurrent Engineering Facility @ DLR Bremen, D (CEF)

• Cf. Concurrent Design Facility @ ESA, ESTEC, Nordwijk, NL (CDF)

• Ricky Curran:

• concurrency (product-oriented)

• collaboration (system-oriented)

• value-driven (value-oriented)

• Nel Wognum et al.:

• concurrent engineering

• collaborative engineering

• collaborative innovation


How to we relate to CE?

• Bandecchi [2007]

• 1. Process

• 2. Multi-disciplinary team

• 3. Facility

• 4. Integrated design model

• 5. Software and hardware infrastructure

• Define interfaces

• Better room

• Use moderation


Concurrent Engineering

• 1. Core development of disciplinary analysis tools. Collab by sharing results

• 2. Define a common interface for data transfer and storage, e.g. CPACS

• 3. Combination and interpretation of workflows built up from the tools, connected

via the common interface, MDAO, verify the understanding of the process

• 4. Collaborative workflow application on specific problems, communication

• 5. Feeding back the common generated knowledge into earlier phases –

collaborative development and using or anticipating others‘ reqs in the institutes


Phases for collaborative design

• 1st gen: optimization,

efficiency

• 2nd gen: interdisciplinary

communication

• 3rd gen: distributed design


3 generations of multidisciplinary design & optimization

• Handbook methods VAMPzero LY

• HandbookAero AS

• Aerodynamics LiftingLine 1 / POLINT AS

• VSAERO AS

• Structures BoxBeam FA

• PARA_MAM / S_BOT FA, LY

• AC-CRASH 2 BK

• Aeroelastics MONA AE

• ELWIS 3 LY

• Propulsion TWDat / GTlab 4 AT

• Landing Gear LGConcept AE

• Mission Simulation TCM LY

• MS 5 RM

• T/O LDG MAPET FT

• Flight Dynamics, Loads FDS 6 RM

• Handling Qualities HAREM FT

• Cabin PreDesign FuMe 7 LY

• Boarding Simulation TOMICS FW

• Costs LCC LY

• DOC LY

• Over-all Noise PANAM AS

• Engine Noise HEIDI AT

• Climate Impact AirClim PA

• ATM simulation / mission TrafficSim FL

• Radiation RADIATION ME

• IR Signature SIGMA MF

• Radar Signature NIRATAM HR


DLR tools with CPACS interface

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Power Equation LP Spool

Power Equ. HP Sp.

HPT Cooling

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Outer boundaries of research field (7 M of Ishikawa, fishbone method)

„Problem“

Management Milieu Man

Material Method Machine

Measuring

Outer boundaries of research field

• huMan: Ergonomics, physiology, acceptance and success

• Machine: Software interfacing, moderation support, data

management & traceability, visualization & connectivity

• Milieu: Creativity, productivity, relaxation, site reachability

• Material: Display technology, interactivity, conference and

collaboration rooms, cockpit and flight simulators

• Measuring: Describe and test the process, check process evolution

and optimize it (meta-process, meta-method)

• Management: Compare with existing projects, offer to and manage

the laboratory for external partners

• Method: Knowledge management, visualization, moderation,

MDO/MDAO, iterativ and agile processes


• improving interdisciplinary communication

• improving (practical) knowledge

management

• accelerating decision making processes

during conceptual studies

• developing visualization modes for

interdisciplinary knowledge exchange

• improving integration methods with

external partners

• offering integration services and

supporting partners in efficient model

integration

Requirements for the lab Goals

• type of video signal (output, distribution, input)

• usage of displays – connection type and signal no.

• layout of visualisation / type of contents to stream

• network connectivity, security and privacy

• available software collection

• support for spontaneous software installations

• remote software and remote desktop access

• mobile computing and input support

• logging and recording

• conduct and moderation

• data exchange and storage

• seating arrangement

• spatial range of motion and interaction

• necessary roles of supporting personnel


• Three-stage concept:

• Prototype

• Research platform

• Application platform


Iterative approach to design room design


Room plan – Integrated Design Laboratory (IDL)

• What we thought

would be cool


Lounge design

• What our boss thought

would be more decent


Lounge


Lounge


Visualization

• Cockpit simulator integration

• Handling qualities testing

integrated into the design loop


More integration

• Detailed technical specification for the construction of integrated design rooms


User connectivity

TelecommunicationNet Meeting

Periphery

HPC Cluster

Desktop Computers

AppGate AppGate

Recording Playback

Multi Screen

Controller

Multi Screen Management

Visualization Terminal

Input Devices

Process Management

Terminal

Process & workflowcontrol

Central Computer

Storage &Backup

Retrieval & rollback

Input Computer

Flight Simulator

Programs(pre-installed)

Interfaces

Display Connections

Output

e.g. CPACS

CollaborationVisualization

Data InterfaceIntegration FrameworkWorkstation InputCockpit InputDisplay Input

• Security

• DLR Intranet

• Local network

• Public internet

• Ease of connection

• Wireless

• Cable-bound


Network

• Bandecchi et al. 2007


Design Room at ESA – CDF


Design Room at ESA – CDF

• Too strict for us

• We don‘t know and cannot know all upcoming use cases

• We need flexibility above all

• For experimentation

• But actually, because we expect demands to change a lot


Fixed desks and arrangement

Control rooms



How to stream video to the network

• Power distribution

• Power transformators

• Ethernet cables

• Ethernet switches

• VGA switch and button

• VGA splitter

• VGA-VNC converter


Electr(on)ic desk equiment – excerpt

• Circuit diagram

• Power

• Network

• Video signals

• Connectors


Working desk design


Seating arrangement – Semicircle


Seating arrangement – Islands

• Workshop at DLR Hamburg, 40 participants

End of 2011


16.03.2012


25.04.2012 Project meeting


23.05.2012 Introductory session for visiting students


IDL as a lab for cognitive research on multidisc. collab.

• Challenges pretty well known

• horizontal: communication between the disciplines is difficult

• vertical: across hierarchical structures, different cultures

• Not so much clear how to overcome them

• Basic research is less than well-founded

Research in multidisciplinary collaboration within the IDL


IDL as a cognition laboratory – basics

• Experiment to assess ergonomics, visualization

Participants solve a challenging task

Participants have differing environments:

No support

Text support

Visual support

Both

• Hypothesis: Participants with visual support find better solutions

This would affirm the ergonomics approach

Extend by experiments regarding group collaboration


• Better visualization capabilities – professional display wall

and even more simple connections and connectivity

• Baseline studies for the collaboration experiments – find

meaningful use cases

• More meetings in the lab, internally and externally

• Systematic experimentation with visual feedback, data

detail and group collaboration behaviour


Outlook

Arne Bachmann

Department of Integrated Aircraft Design

DLR Institute of Air Transportation Systems

Blohmstraße 18, 21079 Hamburg

E-Mail: [email protected]

www.dlr.de/ly/en


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