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Using the Design Structure Matrix for Space System Design

Tran, Jintin; Stowe, Mike; Plattner, Markus; Zimmermann, Markus

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Type:
Papers
DS 97: Proceedings of the 21st International DSM Conference (DSM 2019), Monterey, California, September 23rd - 25th 2019
Year:
2019
Editor:
Harold (Mike) Stowe; Tyson R. Browning; Steven D. Eppinger; Jintin Tran; Paulo Montijo
Author:
Tran, Jintin; Stowe, Mike; Plattner, Markus; Zimmermann, Markus
Series:
DSM
Institution:
Technical University of Munich
Section:
Use Case
Page(s):
10
DOI number:
https://doi.org/10.35199/dsm2019.17
ISBN:
978-1-912254-06-4
Abstract:
In the frame of space development projects, system design has to cope with large sets of requirements that are dependent from each other. The complexity becomes even higher since interdependencies often have a multidisciplinary character. The overall system complexity makes it difficult for design teams to intuitively understand the interactions of each physical domain not to mention the interdependencies of analyses and tasks. Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) methods are used to represent the information flow of couplings as well as explore “what-if”-scenarios in the sense of trade-offs. Graphical representations of interdependencies allow the designers to deliberately vary couplings. In this paper we demonstrate a successful application of DSM methods for the design of the Wide Field Imager, a payload instrument on board ESA ATHENA.
Keywords:
Space systems, Design Structure Matrices, Multidisciplinary Optimization, Change management, Complex system of systems
21st International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference (DSM 2019)

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