Proposal for a Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering (CASDE)

Proposal for a Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering (CASDE) Presentation to Technical Committee Aeronautical Research & Development Board by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay August 12, 1997 Bangalore

Chain of Events ..... • Convocation address by Dr. Abdul Kalam at IITB on 11 July, 1996 • Letter from ARDB regarding proposal for CASDE. 21 August, 1996 • In-house discussions within IITB. General acceptance of all, Great enthusiasm among many. Some concerns! • Presentations and discussions with Aerospace organisations. Significant inputs. Reflected in the proposal • Draft proposal submitted to ARDB. May, 1997, Revised proposal. July 1997 • Presentation to Technical Committee ARDB. 12 August, 1997

ARDB Centres Centres in well known research areas • Proven leadership in CFD Research • National Centre for Aerospace CFD, IISc • Associate Centres at IITB & IITK • Centre for Composites • Centre for Flight Mechanics & Controls • Established expertise, ...

Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering Various departments of IIT, Bombay • Aerospace • Aerodynamics, Propulsion • Structures, Control & Guidance • Simulation, Modeling & Design • Multidisciplinary teams, tasks, ... • Computer Science • Information Systems, ..... • Civil Engineering • System Engineering approach in transportation problems. • Reliability Engg. • Reliability of complex systems • Systems & Control • Think systems, develop system thinking • School of Management • Technology Management • of all the above IS NOT Systems Engineering !

Systems Engineering at IIT, Bombay. How? • IITB Efforts • Enthusiastic senior faculty, willing to facilitate, re-orient, participate, support • Energetic younger faculty, ready to take up the challenge • New faculty ... • Support from ARDB, DRDO • Visiting faculty • Sustained, substantial involvement & commitment • ADA, ADE, DRDL, ...

What is Systems Engineering ? • “Engg. Modeling & Design”, William Chapman et al. 15 definitions for SE given by USAF, US Navy, IBM • Dr. Terry Bahil, University of Arizona • When a projects gets too big many people have to function independently yet interact correctly and produce sub systems that interface smoothly. This is the first job. The second job is to ensure that the problem is stated correctly and understood fully by all • Overall view of all phases of a product life • Addressing cost, maintainability, reliability, etc. in design • Systems Engineering is not the appreciation of what is required but the mechanism of how to realise it

Systems Engineering Elsewhere • Boeing, NASA, ... • Educational Institutions, • Degree courses • USA - Univs. Arizona (1961), • Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon, .. • UK - Univ. Salford, Coventry, • Japan, China, University of Beijing • Courses for practicing people, • 1 year course. Univ. Loughborough • First ESA Systems Engineering Workshop, 1996 • Emphasis must be placed on the Education and Training of Systems Engineers .... • There is a strong case for initiating Systems Engineering at educational institutions in India

Objectives of CASDE • Creation of Systems Engineering awareness • Case studies • Continuing Education Programmes • Workshops on methodologies, tools • Educational programme, • UG/PG Electives • PG Specialisation • Aerospace SE Information Laboratory • Integrated Modeling & Simulation Lab. • Systems Engineering tasks, projects

SCOPE OF CASDE 4.2.1 Workshops and Seminars 4.2.1.1 Workshop on Case Studies 4.2.1.2 Workshop on Introspection 4.2.1.3 Workshop on Exposure 4.2.1.4 National/International Seminar 4.2.2 UG/PG Electives 4.2.3 Specialisation in SDE at PG Level 4.2.4 Projects in Areas Identified by Case studies 4.2.5 Aerospace Systems Engineering Information Laboratory 4.2.6 Integrated System Modeling & Simulation Laboratory

Phase-wise Planning of Activity Phase 1 Phase 2

Summary of the Financial Outlay for Phase-I

Cost Sharing by IIT, Bombay Lakhs • Space (4000 Sq.ft) 80 • Internal networking 80 • Internet access ERNET Infrastructure cost VSNL 25 • Computing resources 100 • Recurring items Faculty salaries 15 Library & other services 5

Organisational Structure -I Joint Policy Committee (JPC) Scientific Programs Committee (SPC) Management Committee (MC) Inputs & Proposals Participating Inst./Org. ARDB, DRDO, IITs, etc. Nodal Center IIT Bombay Associate Centers

Organisational Structure - II • JPC • Director, IIT Bombay (Chairman) • Convener, ARDB Technical Committee (Co-chairman) • Dean (R& D), IIT Bombay • Head, Aero. Engg. Deptt., IIT Bombay • Directors of major Aerospace Agencies - ADA, DRDL, CASSA, GTRE, CEMILAC, ADE • Head, CASDE (Member Secretary) • SPC • Dean (R&D), IIT Bombay (Chairman) • Head, Aero. Engg. Deptt., IIT Bombay (Co-chairman) • Head, CASDE (Member Secretary) • Nominees from IIT, Bombay • Nominees from other Aerospace Agencies • ARDB Nominees • MC • Head, CASDE (Convener) • Two senior faculty members from IIT (B), one from Aerospace Engg., one from other Depts. • Two members from among the core faculty / visiting faculty / OSD from external agencies deputed to the nodal center at IIT (B) • Incharges of Associate Centers, when they are set up

CASDE as a System ARDB IITB DRDO • Inputs • ARDB - Funds, Coordination • IITB - Space, Manpower, Direction • DRDO - Manpower (deputed officers), Focus • Output • HRD - Persons trained in SE skills • Expertise • Information base • Reservoir • What are the benefits ? • Outputs commensurate with inputs ? Outputs CASDE

Benefits of CASDE as a System Outputs • Greater co-ordination • Better choice of technology options • Shorter time frames • Improved product • Reduced cost Aerospace Programmes CASDE

Proposal for a Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering (CASDE)