Integrating hardware data into simulation models for Attitude Control System design

Integrating hardware data into simulation models for Attitude Control System design

Cherukuri, Srikara (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering)

Noomen, Ron (mentor)
Kumar, Kartik (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Aerospace Engineering

2019-01-24

Space mission design is an activity that deals with a highly complex, non-linear system of which the requirements and characteristics are subject to regular change. This has consequences on the mathematical design but also the translation to hardware. In this thesis, we explore the use of Integrated Mission Design (IMD); a data-driven design methodology in which the hardware data is directly integrated into simulation models is described, to alleviate the engineer involved in this process. Essentially, the supply chain information of individual candidate data products is translated into an electronic database which is machine-readable, human-readable structured data format. This database is confronted with the requirements and preliminary characteristics of the desired spacecraft to rapidly generate design concepts and assess feasibility. The usage
of IMD is illustrated by the design of an attitude control system of an arbitrary spacecraft. In future, this research will be explored further to assess the ability of IMD to capture the reasoning of the (sub)system experts within a computerized system. A Digital Engineering Assistant (DEA), powered by IMD, would enable engineers to rapidly assess design options and efficiently identify optimal and robust mission concepts.

model-base space systems design
data-driven design methodology
integrated mission design

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Student theses

master thesis

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