Rapidly Reconfigurable Crewstation

Abstract

Currently, the task of designing a new crewstation is a long and tedious process. The modern practice of using digital graphics as the information medium in system design has eased the requirement for physical changes, but the software burden has increased significantly. Analysis of the development process reveals that the conceptual stage is a relatively small percentage of the overall design effort. The remainder of the development process is concerned with implementation of that concept. However, the implementation process is, to a large degree, procedural in nature. It is the procedural process that the Rapidly Reconfigurable Crewstation program seeks to automate. Its objective is to be able to create an entirely new crewstation within one working day.

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