AE483 Organizational Meeting For Winter 2007 12/12/2006
Today s Meeting Basic info about the course Course organization Course output (deliverables) Proposed projects Ballot for project selection due in box in front of 3049FXB by Friday, December 15 th, 5pm Please put name and email on sign-up sheet 12/12/2006 2
Basics Instructors: Anouck Girard (anouck@umich.edu) Pete Washabaugh (pete@umich.edu) GSI: Yang Li (y_li@umich.edu) Class meets MWF, 2:30 4:30pm in 1109FXB Textbooks: Primary: Space Mission Analysis and Design, 3 rd Edition by Wiley J. Larson and James R. Wertz Secondary: Space Vehicle Design (AIAA), by Michael D. Griffin and James R. French 12/12/2006 3
Course Objectives Introduce students to systems engineering in a somewhat realistic design and review experience Familiarize students with technical issues concerning spacecraft mission design Introduce non-technical drivers (cost, safety, public policy ) Acquaint students with the formal design process, including: Conceptual/preliminary design Evaluation and assessment Spacecraft component design Teach students about performing trade studies and about the appropriate use of modeling and analysis for preliminary spacecraft design Emphasize communication skills (written and oral) in the technical arena 12/12/2006 4
Schedule Phase I (3-4 weeks): Lectures on space systems Each student is a member of a 6 person team Group homework assignments with presentations Phase II (3 weeks): Preliminary design phase Phase I teams remain in place through PDR Phase III (remainder): Critical design phase Phase I/II teams disband Base design selected Each student placed in component/management team 12/12/2006 5
Deliverables Homework presentations Preliminary Design Reviews: February Internal Review PDR winner announced and officer elections held Critical Design Review, end of April Public Presentation Internal and External Reviewers Scale model (presented at CDR) Final report, due end of April 12/12/2006 6
Possible Organization (Phase III) NASA NASA Headquarters (Faculty Advisors) NASA Program Monitor (GSI) Consultants (Aero/AOSS 583) Project Manager (483 student) FXB Corporation Project Officers Group Group Group Group Group 12/12/2006 7
Design Project Ideas Winter 2007
M-Winds System 580 kg satellite at 285 km Wind LIDAR provides 2-D wind profiles over hurricane-forming region 12/12/2006 9
Manned Mission to Europa Mission Objectives Manned mission to Europa Land on surface of the moon Deploy probe to study geology Collect samples to return to Earth Technical Obstacles Orbital mechanics and launch vehicle Radiation protection of astronauts Spacecraft communications Probe communications Mission Details 15 Astronauts 5 years on the surface of Europa Return with 500 lbs of samples 12/12/2006 10
Mars Base to Begin Terraforming Mission Objectives Establish manned base on Mars Begin conversion of CO2 to O2 Technical Obstacles Radiation protection of astronauts Supply line Base equipment Communications 15 astronauts Mission Details 3 years on Martian surface before crew exchange Staged assembly of atmospheric production equipment 12/12/2006 11
Cooperative Rovers to the Moon focus on rovers, but include credible lander design, and launch system study the Moon's radiation environment map the lunar topography in high-resolution, scan for resources map the composition of the lunar surface NASA relevant topics: techniques for robot teams to perform site survey using methods similar to ones used by civil engineers on Earth stereo vision for rover navigation human-rover and rover-rover collaboration, and user interfaces possible operation near the poles (dark, extreme cold) 12/12/2006 12
Asteroid Prospector Asteroids Comets are very interesting object (e.g. Shapes, Premordial components, Millions?) Interests Scientific (e.g. origin of the solar system) Economic ( Resources / Colonies) Educationally relevant topics: Need a complete spacecraft Possible growth into... Penetrators, Rovers, etc. Challenging Features: Orbital Mechanics Advanced propulsion (e.g. Electric) Advanced power (e.g. Nuclear ) Kleopatra Radar Image Space Development Corporation Concept 12/12/2006 Small Body Stable Orbits 13