Some Prototyping Strategy
Friday, February 19, 15:00-16:00 HST
Zoom link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93358887540
SUMMARY
Every Prototype Program is a Different Animal
• One and Done? Flying Windtunnel Model? POC
• Small/Limited Quantity Low Rate Production ?
• Production Prototype Using Production Tools and Processes?
Understand Your Requirements
• What is important?
• What is good enough?
• When am I done? How do I know that?
DFA/DFM Tailored for the Type of Prototype and Quantity
Teams are Mandatory and not the Exception
Speaker: Steven Ericson (Advanced Design at The Spaceship Company (TSC) Mojave , CA)
Steve is responsible for leading new development programs at TSC including SS2 and WK2 follow-ons, configuration studies, transportation systems studies, hypersonic vehicle studies and other proprietary efforts for the last 6 1⁄2 years.
Steve has over 40 years’ experience in the fields of engineering, integrated product design, equipment development, DFMA and management for projects including high altitude aircraft, high speed aircraft, VTOL, lighter than air vehicles, spacecraft, missile systems and watercraft. Prior to TSC, Steve was a Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Palmdale, CA
where he developed the Advanced Prototyping Center and Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Prototyping Organizations. These were set up to support rapid prototyping of new concepts, including new materials and processes developments which support new vehicle systems. Steve worked on various aircraft during his 23 years at Skunkworks, including SR-71 updates, U2, F-117, P-3, YF-22, F-22, ARTB, JSF (X-35), F-35, Dark Star, JASSM cruise missile, Polecat, ACCA (X-55), P791 Hybrid airship, HTV2, JHL, DARPA VTOL, TRANSFORMER, VARIOUS and numerous other efforts.
Prior to Skunk Works, Steve was at Scaled Composites Mojave, CA for 5 1/2years utilizing rapid prototyping on disclosed projects such as the Triumph business jet, Special Mission Utility Transport (SMUT), Aries mud fighter, Earth Winds Balloon Project, Pond Racer and Eagle Eye airframe. This came after 7 years at Beech Aircraft Missile Systems Division Wichita, KS working UAVS such as HAHST, MQM-107, AQM-37 and the BQM-126.
While at Scaled and later Skunk Works, Steve and the Nemesis Air Racing Team designed, fabricated and flight tested the Nemesis DR1 Formula one. It became the most winning aircraft in air racing history and is currently on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Steve attended the University of Kansas in Aerospace Engineering, has been awarded the Gold and Silver Skunk awards by the Skunk Works. The Kelly Johnson Inventor of the Year award and the Lockheed Martin Corporate NOVA Awards twice, first for Technical Excellence and later for Teamwork. Steve was awarded 6 U.S. Patents (Teams) while at Skunk Works. Steve also holds FAA Private Single and Multi-engine Land and Multi-engine Sea Plane ratings with over two thousand hours. He currently owns 2 Great Lakes Biplanes (1931, 1974), 3 Motor gliders, a twin engine Gemini home built and a prewar J3 cub. In the past he owned a 1946 Taylorcraft, a genuine WWII Fieseler Storch and a 1936 Aeronca C-3.
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