Knowledge Management

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Motivation

In the recent past, few fields have boosted progress in the way that computer science has. Computers and information technologies have in the last decades revolutionised our lives in an unforeseeable manner. Naturally, the products and processes of aviation were also affected. Aviation companies are increasingly valued according to their methods, process know-how and contact networks. The future of aviation is therefore intrinsically linked to the systematic management of knowledge, including methods for its identification, creation, representation, distribution and use.

Task

At Bauhaus Luftfahrt, "knowledge management" means handling many different aspects of information: On the one hand, there is the question of how to facilitate knowledge management using software tools. On the other hand, software itself represents codified knowledge, which is to be created, maintained and transferred. As a public, non-profit research institution at the interface between industry and science, Bauhaus Luftfahrt is free to act academically and interdisciplinary. This makes it possible to assess new concepts for software tools and processes based on the state of the art and taking into account industrial experience.

Approach

These are the fundamental questions:

1. In what way can knowledge be generated from large quantities of information for preservation and use?
2. Which kinds of knowledge are more useful if kept confidential and which are of greater benefit if made universally available?
3. Could the benefits gained through additional external services greatly exceed a potential loss through publication of protocols, interfaces and source code?

The early detection and identification of new information technologies, processes and theories precedes the evaluation of their relevance for aviation. Bauhaus Luftfahrt applies its interdisciplinary orientation to analyse where software tools might be used and/or to which problems and challenges they offer sustainable solutions. Such analysis could take the form of a consistent evaluation of information technologies under industrial conditions, or by continual use of software tools at Bauhaus Luftfahrt.