Abstract:Frequent configuration changes during aircraft development process increase the difficulty and challenge of configuration management. In this paper, an aircraft configuration management method for frequent configuration changes is proposed. Firstly, a configuration management framework based on graph database technology is constructed, storing aircraft structures in a graph format within the database to facilitate efficient and intuitive management and tracking of configuration changes. Secondly, a demand-oriented modular product breakdown structure and a staged configuration identification coding method are introduced to address the management issues associated with frequent configuration changes during the aircraft design and manufacturing stages. Finally, a module-oriented engineering change propagation tracking and validity identification method is established to manage the frequent engineering changes encountered during the aircraft manufacturing stage. The results demonstrate that the proposed configuration management method for frequent configuration changes enables the rapid and intuitive identification of affected components and subsystems based on the graph database, and significantly reduces the steps and time required to implement changes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of configuration management.