Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Space Station Engineering Design Issues : Report of a Workshop.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
1988.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Space Station Engineering Design Issues; Copyright; Contents; Executive Summary; GENERAL DESIGN ISSUES; ISSUES RELATED TO UTILIZATION AND OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS; SELECTED ISSUES RELATED TO SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN; Software and Data Management; Communications and Tracking; Automation and Robotics; Electrical Power System; Thermal Control System; Environmental Control and Life Support System, Man Systems, Extravehicular Activity System; Fluid Management System; MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELEVANT TO DESIGN; 1 Introduction ; BACKGROUND; APPROACH; 2 General Design Issues ; CREW SAFETY.
- GROUND VERIFICATION OF ELEMENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND OPERATIONSRELIANCE ON MODELS AND MODELING FOR VERIFICATION; ON-ORBIT ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, AND VERIFICATION; SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND ALLOCATION FOR SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY AND OPERATIONS; ""INSURANCE"" ALTERNATIVES FOR FLIGHT-CRITICAL SYSTEMS; STANDARDS AND COMMONALITY; DESIGN FOR FUTURE REFURBISHMENT; 3 Issues Related to Utilization and Operations Requirements for the Space Station ; DESIGN REFERENCE MISSIONS; ASSEMBLY PHASE REQUIREMENTS; Assembly Sequence; Premature Flight Telerobotic Servicer Launch.
- Assembly Phase UtilizationMATURE UTILIZATION AND OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS; Microgravity Environment; Crew Utilization; Commonality; Logistical Resupply; Contingency Planning; EVOLUTIONARY PHASE REQUIREMENTS; Essential Evolutionary Capabilities; Heroic Evolution; 4 Issues Related to Systems Requirements and Design ; SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURAL CONCERNS; Systems Requirements; Systems Interactions; Allocation of Systems Requirement Impacts; Modeling; Growth Flexibility; SPECIFIC SYSTEMS ISSUES; Software and Data Management; Overview; Software Risk Management.
- Software Development Schedules and Uncertainties in Application Software RequirementsSoftware Support Environment; Software Design for Supportability; Software Integration and Verification; Space Station Information System Services; Communications and Tracking; End-to-End Considerations; Electromagnetic Interference; Automation and Robotics; Premature Flight Telerobotic Servicer Launch; Solution-Driven Versus Problem-Driven Approaches to Automation Initiatives; Advanced Automation Targets and Products; Advanced Automation and Robotics Plan; Electrical Power System; Thermal Control System.
- Environmental Control and Life Support System, Man System, and Extravehicular Activity SystemOverview; Microbial and Toxin Control in the Space Station; In-Space Testing of Life Support Systems; Medical Evacuation; Human Factors and Habitability; Radiation; Extravehicular Activity; FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; 5 Management Issues Relevant to Design ; IMPACT OF THE INTERNAL NASA CULTURE ON THE SPACE STATION PROGRAM; Background; Impact of Management Complexities on the Space Station Technical Program; IMPACT OF PROGRAM INSTABILITIES ON THE SPACE STATION TECHNICAL PROGRAM.