Value-Centric/Driven Design - Application for the Space Industry

Vengadasalam, Lavanan; Desai, Abdullah; Hollingsworth, Peter; Smith, Katherine

doi:10.2514/6.2017-5328

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“…However, if systems of significantly different type or application are to be considered together a means of system comparison and optimised decision-making process is required. Either simple common output metrics are therefore necessary or the concepts of an overall system utility or value can be considered to enable system selection (29,30) .…”

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confidence: 99%

An integrated design methodology for the deployment of constellations of small satellites

2019

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A growing interest in constellations of small satellites has recently emerged due to the increasing capability of these platforms and their reduced time and cost of development. However, in the absence of dedicated launch services for these systems, alternative methods for the deployment of these constellations must be considered which can take advantage of the availability of secondary-payload launch opportunities. Furthermore, a means of exploring the effects and tradeoffs in corresponding system architectures is required. This paper presents a methodology to integrate the deployment of constellations of small satellites into the wider design process for these systems. Using a method of design-space exploration, enhanced understanding of the tradespace is supported, whilst identification of system designs for development is enabled by the application of an optimisation process. To demonstrate the method, a simplified analysis framework and a multiobjective genetic algorithm are implemented for three mission case-studies with differing application. The first two cases, modelled on existing constellations, indicate the benefits of design-space exploration, and possible savings which could be made in cost, system mass, or deployment time. The third case, based on a proposed Earth observation nanosatellite constellation, focuses on deployment following launch using a secondary-payload opportunity and demonstrates the breadth of feasible solutions which may not be considered if only point-designs are generated by a priori analysis. These results indicate that the presented method can support the development of future constellations of small satellites by improving the knowledge of different deployment strategies available during the early design phases and through enhanced exploration and identification of promising design alternatives.

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Section: Methodology Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%