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Simulating Spacecraft Systems

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Jens Eickhoff

    1. Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany

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  • Shows the usage of simulations for all processes in the systems design
  • Includes many examples from industrial applications and small satellites’ research
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Aerospace Technology (SAT)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Simulation Based System Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Simulation based System Development

    1. Complex Systems in Spaceflight

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 3-10

    2. System Simulation in System Engineering

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 11-21

    3. Simulation Tools for System Analysis and Verification

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 23-54

    4. Testbench Components in Detail

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 55-77

    5. Spacecraft Functionality to be Modeled

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 79-104

  4. Simulator Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Numerical Foundations of System Simulation

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      Pages 107-154

    3. Aspects of Real-time Simulation

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 155-165

    4. Object Oriented Architecture of Simulators and System Models

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 167-221

    5. Simulator Development Compliant to Software Standards

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 223-247

    6. Simulation Tools in a System Engineering Infrastructure

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      Pages 249-267

  5. Advanced Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 269-269
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    2. Service Oriented Simulator Kernel Architectures

      • Jens Eickhoff
      Pages 271-280

    3. Consistent Modeling Technology for all Development Phases

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      Pages 281-294

    4. Knowledge-Based Simulation Applications

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      Pages 295-318

    5. Simulation of Autonomous Systems

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      Pages 319-332

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 1-20
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Satellite development worldwide has significantly changed within the last decade and has been accelerated and optimized by modern simulation tools. The classic method of developing and testing several models of a satellite and its subsystems with the aim to build a pre-flight and finally a flight model is being replaced more and more by a considerably faster and more inexpensive method. The new approach no longer includes functional test models on entire spacecraft level but a system simulation. Thus overall project runtimes can be shortened. But also significantly more complex systems can be managed and success oriented tests on integration and software level can be realized before the launch. Applying modern simulation infrastructures already during spacecraft development phase, enables the consistent functionality checking of all systems both in detail and concerning their interaction. Furthermore, they enable checks of the system's proper functionality, their reliability and safety / redundancy. But also analysis regarding aging and lifetime issues can be performed by simulation. Project-related simulations of operational scenarios, for example with remote sensing satellites, and the checking of different operational modes are of similar importance. On the whole, risk is reduced significantly and the satellite can be produced in a considerably more cost efficient way, with higher quality and in shorter periods of time. Therefore "Simulating Spacecraft Systems" - the title of the present book - is an important domain of modern system engineering, which meanwhile has successfully established a position in many other sectors of industry and research, too.

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  • Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany

    Jens Eickhoff

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