Integration of on-board systems preliminary design discipline within a collaborative 3rd generation MDO framework

The integration of the on-board systems design discipline in a collaborative Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization (MDO) framework is presented in this paper. The collaborative MDO framework developed within the context of the EU funded H2020 AGILE project is selected as reference. The technologies developed or made available in the context of the AGILE project are employed for the integration within the MDO framework of ASTRID, an on-board systems design tool owned by Politecnico di Torino. The connection of the tool with a common namespace (i.e. CPACS) and its implementation within two Process Integration and Design Optimization (PIDO) environments are described. An application study is eventually presented, showing the benefits and the potentialities of the integration of the on-board systems design discipline within a collaborative MDO framework.