Potential non-NASA similarly include optimization of any product with attributes associated with customers' perception of its value. If the suitability of the product or system can be described in terms of measurable characteristics (e.g., strength, wear resistance, taste, cost, number of defects) and if there are factors whose values influence the level of achievement of one or more of the desired responses, then SynOptSys can be used in its design and optimization. It is also likely that SynOptSys can be used in the design and optimization of the process to produce it. Examples include nearly all products manufactured and sold in the world. Examples include rubber formulations for tires and windshield wipers, a severance system for aircraft canopies, the shape of turbine blades in a jet engine, a high-temperature material for thermal protective systems or engine components, an alloy for a specific application, manufacturing processes for a broad range of industries. Ceramic products like bathroom fixtures and dinnerware, chemicals, ophthalmic lenses, food products, pharmaceuticals, commercial aircraft seating configurations, fluffy pulp for disposable diapers, laundry detergent, and an endless list of other products could be designed using the proposed innovation.
The proposed innovation supports the Propulsion Efficiency key research area of the NASA Supersonics Aeronautics Program. Moreover, it is applicable to any system whose suitability can be described in terms of measurable responses (e.g., stability, distortion, fuel consumption, cost, TRL, producibility) and that have associated factors that can be manipulated to influence the level of achievement of one or more of the desired responses. SynOptSys could be used for optimization of a high-temperature material, a mixed compression inlet system, an individual component within such a system, solution of acoustics problems associated with rotary-wing aircraft, hypersonic system concept optimization, and improving the return on investment of resources in physical testing and modeling, such as CFD. SynOptSys is also applicable to Long Range Strike Aircraft, and supersonic commercial and business aircraft.
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