A systems engineering hackathon – a methodology involving multiple stakeholders to progress conceptual design of a complex engineered product

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Saravi, Sara, Joannou, D., Kalawsky, R. S., King, M. R. N., Marr, I., Hall, M., Wright, P. C. J., Ravindranath, R. and Hill, A. 2018. A systems engineering hackathon – a methodology involving multiple stakeholders to progress conceptual design of a complex engineered product. IEEE Access. 6, pp. 38399-38410. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2018.2851384
AuthorsSaravi, Sara, Joannou, D., Kalawsky, R. S., King, M. R. N., Marr, I., Hall, M., Wright, P. C. J., Ravindranath, R. and Hill, A.
Abstract

This paper describes a novel hackathon-style system engineering process and its value as an agile approach to the rapid generation and development of early design concepts of complex engineered products–in this case a future aircraft. Complex product design typically requires a diverse range of stakeholders to arrive at a consensus of key decision criteria and design factors, which requires effective articulation and communication of information across traditional engineering and operational disciplines. The application of the methodology is highlighted by means of a case study inspired by Airbus where stakeholder involvement and internal collaboration among team members were essential to achieve a set of agreed goals. This paper shows that a hackathon grounded on systems engineering approaches and structured around the technical functions within an engineering company has the capability and capacity to communicate a coherent vision and rationale for the conceptual design of a complex engineered product. The hackathon method offers significant benefits to these stakeholders to better manage, prioritize, and decrease excessive complexities in the overall design process. A significant benefit of this agile process is that it can achieve useful results in a very short timeframe (i.e., 80% reduction), where it could take up to a year to accomplish compared with using current/regular internal methods.

KeywordsGeneral Engineering; General Materials Science; General Computer Science
Year2018
JournalIEEE Access
Journal citation6, pp. 38399-38410
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISSN2169-3536
21693536
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2018.2851384
Web address (URL)http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624223
hdl:10545/624223
Publication dates2018
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Deposited22 Oct 2019, 15:42
Accepted20 Jun 2018
ContributorsLoughborough University
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