To help prevent the problem of mass reduction late in a spacecraft development program, the process of estimating spacecraft mass has been formulated in algorithmic form and incorporated in software that will allow trained users to interface with the integral design parameters data base interactively. The software will use historical data to extrapolate future values of a given time-dependent parameter and be manipulated by a dynamic graphics configuration builder. Future expansions of this work promise to automate the entire conceptual mission design process.
Automating the process of estimating spacecraft mass
Annual Conference of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers ; 1980 ; St. Louis, MO
1980-05-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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