AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Scope
The management and control of mass properties is of fundamental importance in the design and manufacturing process of aerospace hardware. Mass properties are to be managed and controlled as any other system performance parameter. They need to be allocated@ analyzed@ controlled and verified. The full set of mass properties@ including mass@ center of gravity@ moments of inertia and products of inertia need to be tracked throughout the program to assure compliance with the program requirements.