Estimation of Workload for Aircraft Design Projects By Using Fuzzy Logic

Year 2019, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 21 - 30, 30.12.2019

Veysel Cenk Karakuz , Özlem Müge Testik

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to estimate workload for aircraft design.
Actual values of variables are not always reachable due to subjectivity, lack
of data, and so on. In this case, forming the model by incorporating fuzzy
logic can be a satisfactory solution. In this study, the results obtained by
fuzzified aircraft design data from literature were compared with the actual
results of the literature. According to comparison results, it is seen that the
results of the fuzzy estimation method are close to the actual results. As a
conclusion, estimation is practicable by fuzzy variables and satisfactory
results can be achieved when inputs are uncertain in aircraft design.

Keywords

Aircraft, Design, Workload, Cost estimation, fuzzy logic, fuzzy estimation

Supporting Institution

Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii A.Ş.

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