A Proposal for Graph-Theoretic Modeling Approach to Resource-Economy in Spaceflight Campaign Logistics

Ishimatsu, Takuto; Weck, Olivier de; Hoffman, Jeffrey A.; Ohkami, Yoshiaki

doi:10.2514/6.2011-7347

Cited by 5 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…One approach to reduce the cost of exploration is to limit the burden of logistics supply from Earth"s surface. In particular, a distributed set of systems could collaborate in a space-based economy focused on the production, transportation, and storage of critical resources such as water, oxygen, or energy at intermediate locations such as the lunar surface, stable orbits in cis-lunar space, or Lagrange points (Ishimatsu, 2011). Aside from technical feasibility, decentralized control and the socio-technical complexities involved make this concept challenging to architect.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Federated Simulation and Gaming Framework for a Decentralized Space-Based Resource Economy

Grogan

Weck

2012

Earth and Space 2012

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Future human space exploration will require large amounts of resources for shielding and building materials, propellants, and consumables. A space-based resource economy could produce, transport, and store resource at distributed locations such as the lunar surface, stable orbits, or Lagrange points to avoid Earth"s deep gravity well. Design challenges include decentralized operation and management and sociotechnical complexities not commonly addressed by modeling and simulation methods. This paper seeks to tackle these challenges by applying aspects of military wargaming to promote effective communication between decision-makers. A software architecture for federated simulation based on IEEE-1516 (HLA-Evolved) is presented in the context of multiple lunar in-situ resource production processes, resource depots, and intermediate transportation. The federation-level framework identifies interfaces between simulation models (federates), focusing on persistent assets (elements) and resources exchanged. Future work will develop the federated resource economy model and evaluate with decision-makers playing the roles of competing and collaborating players.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%