A Complexity-Based Model for Cost Estimation of Jet UAVs

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Haji Jafari, Mohammad | 2011

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 41858 (45)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor(s): Banazadeh, Afshin
Abstract:
Cost Estimation plays an essential and role in UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) Projects. By increasing the complexity of new unmanned systems, the importance of this task augments. Additionally, up to now, a comprehensive approach has not been adopted internationally. But in parallel a number of international companies and organizations has developed specific methods by themselves; confined to their corporate.
This project pursues developing a complexity-based model for cost estimation of unmanned aerial vehicles, especially Jet UAVs. However, it’s anticipated that this model may be utilized for all kind of systems, but it seems that jet UAVs use it with a better and more reliable accuracy.
In addition to cost estimation, complexity-based model may be able to guess some unknown parameters in life cycle costs based on estimated acquisition cost. This trait makes it possible to do a sensitivity analysis for acquisition costs related to specific (Complexity-Inducer) parameters. Finally it helps us to find effective parameters of acquisition cost in Primary Design Step
Keywords:
Cost Estimation ; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) ; Complexity Index Theory ; Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

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