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CUVX Design – VT Team 2 Page 935 Conclusions and Future Work5.1 AssessmentCUVX HI3 meets and exceeds the requirements specified in the ORD as shown in Table 53. In most of theperformance measures HI3 reached the original goal values or very close to it.Table 53. Compliance with Operational RequirementsTechnical Performance Measure Threshold Goal HI3Number of UAVs 4 20 18Number of UCAVs 9 30 28Number of LAMPS 2 4 4Ship Aircraft fuel capacity (MT) 996 2032 1514Ship Aircraft weapons capacity (MT) 150 450 409Ship Aircraft fuel capacity (m3) 1273 2549 1911Ship Aircraft weapons magazine capacity 2867 8600 7846Endurance range (nm) 4000 12000 4000Stores duration (days) 60 120 120CPS none full fullVs (knt) 20 25.00 20.6Crew size 800 898OMOE 0.95 0.9021Aircraft Launch and Recovery SS4 SS5 Limited SS4Unrep SS4 SS5 Limited SS5Mean follow-ship acquisition cost ($M) 775 650 760Lead-ship acquisition cost ($M) 1196 750 1175Maximum level of risk (OMOR) 0.288 0.288CUVX incorporates proven technology and new cutting edge technology. It integrates a non-traditionalseparate launch and recovery deck which enables simultaneous take-off and landing. A rapid turnaround of aircraftis expected due to the efficient flow of operations in the hangar decks. A stealthy, low radar cross section design iseffectively incorporated in the hullform to satisfy the requirement for passive defense. A non-conventional pilothouse in the bow of the ship increases the available recovery deck area. The advanced enclosed mast maintainsCUVX HI3’s low radar cross section while protecting the ship’s electronic sensors. The integrated power system inprovides the ability to operate the engines at optimum efficiencies and provides flexibility in electric plantconfiguration and load distribution. The 5 diesels provide a threshold value for sustained speed and excellent fuelefficiency. Manning is significantly reduced compared to other aircraft carriers while maintaining a high integrity ofoperations. CUVX exceeds Navy damage stability requirements.5.2 Future Work• A sensitivity study to increase beam should be performed to decrease recovery deck risk.• Actual dimensions and angles for the Wave Piercing Tumble Home design were estimated because informationabout this design was not available. A more tested and proven geometry should be used.• Refine the AEM deckhouse design to increase recovery deck area and improve aircraft clearances.• Scantlings should be optimized making all adequacy parameters positive and closer to zero to reduceunnecessary weight.• Further investigation of IPS pulse power for EMALS should be performed.• Design and test the blast deflector door and ventilation system to continuously clear the launch deck of exhaust.