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Design Spiral

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Concept design; Contract design; Detailed design; Empirical design; Optimal design; Preliminary design; Sequential engineering; Technical design

Definition

Design spiral mostly describes the construction process of submersible design, including AUV, ROV, HOV/HROV, ARV/MS, Glider, Deep Tow System, Lander, ADS, DSRV, Rescue Bell, and Deep float design. Design spiral is often used in preliminary design process of submersible up to submersible tender. It elaborates sequence of design steps and uses sequential cyclical approach and iterative process with increasing complexity to result in single feasible submersible with economically reliable tender. It is rule-based and is subject to univariate systematic variation with constraints.

Scientific Fundamentals

Basic Definitions About the Design Process

Evans introduced the concept of design spiral in 1959, which represents the sequential and iterative aspects of the process.

Spiral is used to depicts sequential, cyclical decision...

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  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Underwater Engineering Insititute Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China

    Xiafei Ma & Wei Ping

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  1. Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China

    Weicheng Cui

  2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China

    Shixiao Fu

  3. School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University , Newcastle, UK

    Zhiqiang Hu

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  1. Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China

    Weicheng Cui

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Ma, X., Ping, W. (2019). Design Spiral. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6963-5_63-1

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