Martelo Gomez, Antonio and Jahnke, Stephan Siegfried and Braukhane, Andy and Quantius, Dominik and Maiwald, Volker and Romberg, Oliver (2017) Statistics and Evaluation of 60+ Concurrent Engineering Studies at DLR. In: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2017-09-25 - 2017-09-29, Adelaide, Australien.
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Since 2007, the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Institute of Space Systems in Bremen has operated the Concurrent Engineering Facility (CEF), a system analysis laboratory specialised in performing early stage design in the most efficient and consistent way possible, through the implementation of the Concurrent Engineering (CE) process. Working within a guided procedure, the simultaneous access of multidisciplinary groups of experts to a shared database, and the direct verbal and medial communication between all the experts, are the defining characteristics of Concurrent Engineering studies. As of today over 60 studies have been conducted in the CEF (with an average of about 7 per year), all the while maturing the CE process and adapting it to combine the system and domain expertise of DLR and its specific conditions. Although mostly focused on satellite design, exploration missions and space transport systems, the CEF has enabled the study of different kinds of developments such as life support systems, or space-based and terrestrial infrastructures. CE activities include both feasibility analyses for potential future systems and missions, as well as design contributions to already planned projects and missions. Due to the valuable results and further inputs to all projects, as well as the intense and fruitful interactions within the team together with the educational aspects for the study participants, an increasing interest in applying the CE approach for internal and external projects can be observed. Since the studies are characterized by e.g. varying study objectives and team members, used data and design models as well as by process and planning adaptations, there is a continuous growth of lessons learned from each previous activity. This paper outlines the different applications of the facility, including an analysis of the CE studies conducted, and of the systems which have been designed in the CEF since its conception. Furthermore, it provides and discusses various statistics related to the studies conducted up until now, and touch upon major lessons learnt. Additional complementary activities related to the CEF, as well as an outlook for future activities, complete this paper.
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Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Statistics and Evaluation of 60+ Concurrent Engineering Studies at DLR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 25 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Concurrent Engineering Systems Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Title: | 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Location: | Adelaide, Australien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Type: | international Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Start Date: | 25 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event End Date: | 29 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organizer: | International Astronautical Federation (IAF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Space System Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R SY - Space System Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Systemanalyse Raumsegment (old), Systemanalyse Raumsegment (old), R - Virtueller Satellit (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Bremen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Space Systems > System Analysis Space Segment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Jahnke, Stephan Siegfried | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 17 Oct 2017 11:52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2024 20:19 |
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