%0 Conference Paper %B 67th Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington %D 2008 %T 3440. E-Standards For Mass Properties Engineering %A Jeffrey Cerro %K 16. Weight Engineering - Organization %K 17. Weight Engineering - Procedures %X A proposal is put forth to promote the concept of a Society of Allied Weight Engineers developed voluntary consensus standard for mass properties engineering. This standard would be an e-standard, and would encompass data, data manipulation, and reporting functionality. The standard would be implemented via an open-source SAWE distribution site with full SAWE member body access. Engineering societies and global standards initiatives are progressing toward modern engineering standards, which become functioning deliverable data sets. These data sets, if properly standardized, will integrate easily between supplier and customer enabling technically precise mass properties data exchange. The concepts of object-oriented programming support all of these requirements, and the use of a Java™ based open-source development initiative is proposed. Results are reported for activity sponsored by the NASA Langley Research Center Innovation Institute to scope out requirements for developing a mass properties engineering e-standard. An initial software distribution is proposed. Upon completion, an open-source application programming interface will be available to SAWE members for the development of more specific programming requirements that are tailored to company and project requirements. A fully functioning application programming interface will permit code extension via company proprietary techniques, as well as through continued open-source initiatives. %B 67th Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington %C Seattle, Washington %P 19 %8 5/19/2008 %U https://www.sawe.org/papers/3440/buy %9 16. Weight Engineering - Organization; 17. Weight Engineering - Procedures %M 3440 %L 16; 17 %1 Non-Member Price: $20.00; Member Price: $10.00 Members: First 10 product downloads are Free. %2 10.00 %3 20 %4 SAWE3440