An object-oriented method of mission profile input for aircraft design

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dc.contributor.authorRivera, Franciscoen
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:45:51Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:45:51Zen
dc.date.issued1993en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-12en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-12en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis discusses the creation of an object-oriented method to facilitate the creation and specification of aircraft mission profiles. Mission profiles are detailed descriptions of an aircraft's flight path and its inflight mission activities. They are a vital aspect of the conceptual design process of an aircraft. The Mission Profile Input System (MPIS) created is general in nature and can be customized to be compatible with existing aircraft CAD systems. All data associated with the mission—phase parameters, phases, and mission parameters, are defined to be objects. Each data type can therefore be customized individually to meet any requirements which may be necessary to make the MPIS compatible with a host system. Customization of the MPIS is further enhanced by the nature of the design upon which it is based. An object-oriented design provides the system with a high degree of extendibility. The encapsulation and inheritance features of object-oriented design allow new types of phases and phase parameters to be simply "plugged" into the existing system. The MPIS provides the user with an interactive, Motif-like interface which is conducive to manipulating the large quantities of data inherent in specifying mission profiles. The system is based on the ISO graphics standard, PHIGS, and hence is device-independent. Moreover, the system has been implemented using the hybrid object-oriented language, C++, which is supported by a large number of computer systems.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 186 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09122009-040526en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09122009-040526/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44772en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1993.R584.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28703798en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1993.R584en
dc.subject.lcshAirplanes -- Design and constructionen
dc.subject.lcshGuidance systems (Flight)en
dc.subject.lcshObject-oriented programming (Computer science)en
dc.titleAn object-oriented method of mission profile input for aircraft designen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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