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<p>This thesis continues the development of a systems methodology for the conceptual design of a medium-tonnage  combatant ship for the Colombian navy. The purpose is to demonstrate the impact that different systems and  operational capabilities have on overall design. The objective is to demonstrate new tools for studying tradeoffs in  ship design, based on ship capability, allowing informed design-configuration decisions that enhance warfighting  effectiveness over multiple missions, with explicit consideration given to combat and weapon-system characteristics.  Once the mission capabilities that a ship must accomplish have been identified, a set of ship designs is  created using a synthesis model, which is then formed into a multidimensional design space. Mission-effectiveness  models are then used to simulate how well specific mission are accomplished in realistic warfighting scenarios.  The ship design space and each mission-effectiveness space are formed using response-surface designs  created through a design of experiments methodology. The mission scenarios reside in a multiple-criteria decision  space in which ship alternatives are assessed as solutions to the overall design problem. The combat-system design  variables link the multiple response surfaces to form the relationships between mission capabilities and ship  characteristics. A statistical analysis tool, JMP, creates a graphical environment that decision makers can use to  interactively analyze different ship alternatives and determine the most effective design from a warfighting  perspective.  The thesis demonstrates an example of selecting conceptual designs that meet desired mission-effectiveness  criteria for medium-tonnage combatant ships engaged in mission scenarios of interest to the Colombian navy.
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<br>Subjects: Experimental design</div>
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Sanabria Gaitan, Gerardo D.</div>
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