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Concept Design and Design-to-Cost Trade Studies

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Techniques for Conducting Effective Concept Design and Design-to-Cost Trade Studies
David A. Di Pietro
Senior Engineer for Advanced Concepts & Architectures
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Illustrates some key strategic aspects for conducting effective concept design & design-to-cost trade studies

• What concept design is & why it’s important
• Fidelity needed in concept design solution
• Techniques in designing mission level trade space
• Challenges in determining credible design convergence
• Recommended practices
• This presentation describes selected aspects of one method for conducting a concept design study