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7.7.2 The Mission System Design Center: A Pilot of Formulation‐Phase Concurrent Engineering in Aerospace Design
Author(s) -
Wall S. D.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2001.tb02425.x
Subject(s) - aerospace , systems engineering , concurrent engineering , phase (matter) , spacecraft , engineering management , center (category theory) , aeronautics , resource (disambiguation) , systems design , research center , engineering , aerospace engineering , computer science , operations management , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , scheduling (production processes) , crystallography , computer network
In this paper we describe pilots of a concurrent‐engineering, formulation‐phase design team demonstrated in spacecraft missions. This “Mission Team” operates within a design center called the Mission System Design Center, where design tools are linked via a central database and use large‐screen projection systems to engage the entire team in system‐level trade discussions. In these pilots, the Mission Team was able to manage complex trades, resolve conflicts, and rebalance requirements in the face of typical formulation phase issues. This team operates to periodically re‐evaluate requirements and resource allocations (e. g., mass, power, funds, datarate) in the face of both externally and internally imposed changes.