| 摘要 | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Table of contents | 第11-14页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第14-16页 |
| Symbols | 第16-19页 |
| Abbreviations | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第21-28页 |
| ·Background | 第21-23页 |
| ·Motivation | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research scope and objective | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research questions | 第25页 |
| ·Thesis outline | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第28-53页 |
| ·Multi-criteria decision analysis | 第28-30页 |
| ·Multi-criteria versus mono-criteria | 第29-30页 |
| ·Why multi-criteria decision analysis in engineering design | 第30页 |
| ·Multi-criteria decision analysis methods | 第30-42页 |
| ·Multi objective decision making (MODM) methods | 第30-34页 |
| ·Multi attribute decision making methods (MADM) | 第34-42页 |
| ·A comparative analysis of multi-criteria decision analysis methods | 第42-45页 |
| ·Application of multi-criteria decision analysis in engineering design | 第45-53页 |
| ·Applications based on AHP | 第45-46页 |
| ·Applications based on TOPSIS | 第46-47页 |
| ·Applications based on combination of methods | 第47-53页 |
| Chapter 3 Engineering design and decision making | 第53-63页 |
| ·Engineering design | 第53-55页 |
| ·Conceptual design | 第53-54页 |
| ·Preliminary design | 第54页 |
| ·Embodiment design | 第54页 |
| ·Detail design | 第54-55页 |
| ·Decision making process | 第55-58页 |
| ·What is decision making | 第55-56页 |
| ·Elements of decision problems | 第56-57页 |
| ·Axioms of decision analysis | 第57-58页 |
| ·Decision making in engineering design | 第58-61页 |
| ·Relevance of decision making in engineering design | 第58-59页 |
| ·Types of decisions in engineering design | 第59-60页 |
| ·Decision-based design | 第60-61页 |
| ·Decision making in concept selection | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 4 Conceptual design and evaluation framework | 第63-74页 |
| ·Concept generation and evaluation methodology/approach | 第63-65页 |
| ·Identification of requirements | 第65页 |
| ·Morphological analysis | 第65-67页 |
| ·Compatibility analysis | 第67-68页 |
| ·Performance modeling | 第68-69页 |
| ·Concept evaluation | 第69-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Conceptual design and performance modeling of space launch system | 第74-91页 |
| ·Requirement identification and mission objectives | 第74-75页 |
| ·Ideal velocity gain and launch vehicle sizing | 第75-87页 |
| ·Launch vehicle staging and velocity distribution | 第79-81页 |
| ·Mass modeling | 第81-85页 |
| ·Propulsion modeling | 第85-87页 |
| ·Validation of the space launch vehicle sizing methodology | 第87-88页 |
| ·Estimation of the top level program related issues | 第88-91页 |
| ·Operability | 第88-89页 |
| ·Abort capability/flexibility | 第89页 |
| ·Manufacturability | 第89页 |
| ·Conversion of qualitative ratings to quantitative numbers | 第89-91页 |
| Chapter 6 Cost modeling of space launch system | 第91-102页 |
| ·Cost as a concept selection criterion | 第91-92页 |
| ·Classification of cost | 第92-94页 |
| ·Cost estimation approaches | 第94-96页 |
| ·Cost modeling tools | 第96页 |
| ·The cost modeling approach | 第96-102页 |
| Chapter 7 Implementation and Results | 第102-123页 |
| ·Mission objectives | 第102-103页 |
| ·Morphological analysis | 第103-104页 |
| ·Non-compatibility analysis | 第104-107页 |
| ·Performance parameters | 第107-109页 |
| ·Multi-criteria analysis of the candidate design concepts | 第109-115页 |
| ·Identifying relevant MCDA method | 第110-111页 |
| ·Calculation of criteria weight | 第111-115页 |
| ·A comparative study of MADM methods in application to SLV concept selection | 第115-123页 |
| ·Using different criteria weight methods | 第115-118页 |
| ·Using different MADM methods | 第118-123页 |
| Chapter 8 Conclusion | 第123-126页 |
| ·Revisiting the research questions | 第123-124页 |
| ·Summary of the innovations | 第124-125页 |
| ·Recommendations for future work | 第125-126页 |
| References | 第126-137页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第137-138页 |
| Author's publications | 第138页 |
