A case study of collaborative facilities in engineering design

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839511· OSTI ID:960745

Monroe, Laura M ^[1]; Pugmire, David ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
2. ORNL

In this paper we describe the use of visualization tools and facilities in the collaborative design of a replacement weapons system, the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW). We used not only standard collaboration methods but also a range of visualization software and facilities to bring together domain specialists from laboratories across the country to collaborate on the design and integrate this disparate input early in the design. This was the first time in U.S. weapons history that a weapon had been designed in this collaborative manner. Benefits included projected cost savings, design improvements and increased understanding across the project.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 960745
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-08-06969; LA-UR-08-6969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LABORATORIES
LANL
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
US DOE