The first year of research to provide NASA support in predicting operational and support parameters and costs of proposed space systems is reported. Some of the specific research objectives were (1) to develop a methodology for deriving reliability and maintainability parameters and, based upon their estimates, determine the operational capability and support costs, and (2) to identify data sources and establish an initial data base to implement the methodology. Implementation of the methodology is accomplished through the development of a comprehensive computer model. While the model appears to work reasonably well when applied to aircraft systems, it was not accurate when used for space systems. The model is dynamic and should be updated as new data become available. It is particularly important to integrate the current aircraft data base with data obtained from the Space Shuttle and other space systems since subsystems unique to a space vehicle require data not available from aircraft. This research only addressed the major subsystems on the vehicle.
Determination of Operational and Support Requirements and Costs during the Conceptual Design of Space Systems
1992
269 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Manned Spacecraft , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Spacecraft design , Spacecraft maintenance , Support systems , Aerospace systems , Computer aided design , Cost analysis , Data bases , Maintainability , Prediction analysis techniques , Spacecraft reliability , Aircraft equipment , Aircraft structures , Applications programs (Computers) , Computerized simulation , Mathematical models , Space shuttles , Space transportation system
OPERATIONAL & SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR SATURN V CLASS SPACE STATIONS
SAE Technical Papers | 1964
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