Appendix E
Acronyms
2D
two-dimensional
3D
three-dimensional
ABC
activity based costing
AEE
advanced engineering environment
AIM
accelerated insertion of materials
ARL
Applied Research Laboratory (Pennsylvania State University)
ASM
American Society for Metals
ASME
American Society of Manufacturing Engineers
AWACS
Airborne Warning and Control System
BOF
basic oxygen furnace
BOM
bill of materials
BSO
benzene soluble organic
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
CAD
computer-aided design
CAD
component advanced development
CADCAE
computer-aided design and engineering
CADCAM
computer-aided design and manufacturing
CAE
computer-aided engineering
CAIV
cost as an independent variable
CAM
computer-aided manufacturing
CAPP
computer-aided process planning
CASE
computer-aided software engineering
CFD
computational fluid dynamics
CM
configuration management
CNC
computer numerical control
COO
cost of ownership
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DfE
design for environment
DfX
design for X
DoD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DR
direct reduction
EAM
embedded atom method
ECA
environmental control systems
ECU
electronic control unit
EMC
electromagnetic compatibility
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
EPA
environmental protection agency
EPS
environmental priorities system
ERP
enterprise resources planning
E/CAD
electrical / electric computer-aided design
FEA
finite element analysis
FEM
finite element method; finite element modeling
GOALI
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry
GUI
graphical user interface
GNC
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
HITL
hardware-in-the-loop
IE
industrial ecology
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
INCOSE
International Council on Systems Engineering
IO
input-output
IPT
integrated product teams
IR&D
internal research and development
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
IT
information technology
JSF
Joint Strike Fighter
LCA
life-cycle assessment
LCI
life-cycle inventory
LFT&E
live-fire test and evaluation
LRIP
low-rate initial production
MDO
multidisciplinary optimization
MES
manufacturing execution system
MITL
man-in-the-loop
M&S
modeling and simulation
MFA
mass flow analysis
M/CAD
mechanical computer-aided design
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVSEA
Naval Air–Sea Systems Command
NDE
nondestructive evaluation
NRC
National Research Council
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OR
operations research
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PDAT
propulsor design and analysis tool
PDM
product data manager
PFA
process flow analysis
PLM
product life-cycle management
PM
program manager
RaDEO
Rapid Design Exploration and Optimization
RANS
Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes
RM
risk management
SBA
simulation-based acquisition
SCM
supply chain management
SE
system engineering
SEI
Software Engineering Institute (Carnegie Mellon University)
SETAC
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
SME
subject matter expert
SPC
statistical process capability
SSP
simulation support plan
STEP
simulation test and evaluation program
STEP
standard for the exchange of product model data
TPS
thermal protection system
USAF
United States Air Force
UUV
unmanned undersea vehicle
VV&A
verification, validation, and accreditation