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Computer aided system engineering for space constructionThis viewgraph presentation covers the following topics. Construction activities envisioned for the assembly of large platforms in space (as well as interplanetary spacecraft and bases on extraterrestrial surfaces) require computational tools that exceed the capability of conventional construction management programs. The Center for Space Construction is investigating the requirements for new computational tools and, at the same time, suggesting the expansion of graduate and undergraduate curricula to include proficiency in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) though design courses and individual or team projects in advanced space systems design. In the center's research, special emphasis is placed on problems of constructability and of the interruptability of planned activity sequences to be carried out by crews operating under hostile environmental conditions. The departure point for the planned work is the acquisition of the MCAE I-DEAS software, developed by the Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), and its expansion to the level of capability denoted by the acronym IDEAS**2 currently used for configuration maintenance on Space Station Freedom. In addition to improving proficiency in the use of I-DEAS and IDEAS**2, it is contemplated that new software modules will be developed to expand the architecture of IDEAS**2. Such modules will deal with those analyses that require the integration of a space platform's configuration with a breakdown of planned construction activities and with a failure modes analysis to support computer aided system engineering (CASE) applied to space construction.
Document ID
19940004212
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Racheli, Ugo
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: First Annual Symposium. Volume 1: Plenary Session
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Accession Number
94N70967
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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