1. ENG4361 Space Mission Design
Dr. Franz Newland

2. Introduction I want to know: - Your name
- What you want out of this course
- What you want to do at the end of your degree
- Something unique about yourself

3. Dr. Franz Newland, P.Eng., C.Eng., Assoc. Fellow AIAA
Franz, the assistant lecturer
I want to inspire you to come up with innovative but affordable missions, to keep Canada driving space innovation
I want to make the world a better place
Concorde, Chocolate box diplomacy.
1Copyright Eduard Marmet
2Copyright la compagnie du chocolat

4. Potted history B.Eng Aerospace Engineering, U of Southampton, UK
Sponsored by British Airways. Project on MLS
Ph.D. Neurofuzzy analysis of cloud motion in EUMETSAT imagery, U of Southampton, UK
Simulator Officer, Cluster-II (Terma DE for ESOC)
CNES postdoc – using a telescope to determine debris orbits near the geostationary arc.
ATV Jules Verne chief training officer, simulation team lead (Terma A/S for CNES)
Mission Analyst, then Mission Engineering Manager, COM DEV Ltd., Cambridge
NTS
HIP – Flight director
ADS-1B
M3MSat
Professor of ICT, Seneca College (January-July 2015)
Assistant Lecturer, York (Aug 2015-date)

5. Key info
MW 8:30-10, Bergeron 213
Learn.lassonde site for all course material, grades, …
Office hours:
Wednesday afternoons, on request! Other times may also be possible – but in all cases, me first.
Course will be taught by myself AND Professor M Daly

6. The big picture This course is intended to give you:
an overall knowledge and understanding of space systems.
the ability to engineer a preliminary space mission architecture.
the ability to produce a preliminary mission analysis that includes an understanding of performance and measures of effectiveness.
the ability to perform trade studies that will lead to improved mission performance and effectiveness.
the ability to communicate technical concepts and requirements to other engineers for review and evaluation. These communication elements are a combination of written, pictorial and organizational forms of communication.

7. Course outline – subject to change!

8. Course outline – subject to change!
Mike Daly

9. Course assessment Participation 10%
4 individual assignments during the semester 25%
3 group assignments/presentations during term 15%
Group final report %
Final exam %

10. Mission design steps in this course
Development of mission need statement (ungraded) – 18th Jan
One-page statement of mission needs
Presentation of preliminary mission solution to meet needs – 25th Jan
Ignite-style mission architecture concepts that may meet needs 5%
Mission requirements – 1st Feb
Written requirements document derived from needs 7.5%
Mission baseline (group presentation) – 8th Feb
Half-hour presentation of baseline concepts, reqs, 15-minute feedback 5%.
Trade study – 15th Feb
Report on the trade analysis you performed for the mission concept 7.5%
Trade study presentation (group presentation) – 15th Feb
Individual presentations on the trade analyses 5%
Orbit analysis assignment – 15th Mar
Assigned activity requiring STK analysis and orbital design 5%
Final report (group) – 29th Mar
Mission description document %
Final presentation (group) th Mar/5th Apr
Half-hour presentation of mission, 15-minute feedback 5%
Final exam – TBD
Multi-choice, short answer and essay-style worked problems 25%
10% participation

11. Course outline – subject to change!
MISSION TRADE STUDY/REPORT
MISSION NEEDS
MISSION CONCEPT PRESENTATION
ORBIT ANALYSIS
MISSION REQUIREMENTS
FNAL REPORT, PRESENTATION 1
MISSION BASELINE PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION 2
EXAM

12. Course textbook Required text:
“Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD” (Space Technology Library, Vol. 28) Paperback – July 29, 2011
Recommended text:
“Spacecraft Systems Engineering”, 4th Edition Peter Fortescue (Editor), Graham Swinerd (Editor), John Stark (Editor) September 2011.
We will also make use of materials from

13. Space Engineering What does this mean to you? Copyright ESA:T Ormston
Copyright bls.gov
Copyright Chris Gunn
Copyright NASA:Bill Ingalls

14. Activity breakdown in space engineering
By sector
Commercial
Scientific
Governmental …
By skill
Systems engineering
Mechanical/Electrical/Thermal etc.
Quality/Process engineering
Business/marketing
By architecture / mission segment
Space vs. ground segment
Subsystems
By place in the supply chain
Customer
User
Mission prime
Subsystem provider
Operator

15. Space in Canada
Space Segment: Research and Development (R&D), manufacturing, testing, integration and launch of platforms (satellites, spacecraft, and robotic systems), complete systems, subsystems, and components.
Ground Segment: R&D, manufacturing, testing, and integration of facilities on Earth for controlling space based systems and satellites, linking satellites to operational terrestrial networks, and for processing satellite-derived data.
Applications and Services: Development and/or provision of services and value-added products and technologies that are derived from the use of space systems and/or data, and the provision of consulting and engineering services.
Fundamental Space Research: Primarily research related to noncommercial or pre-commercial space activities

16. Canadian space sector
Plots from section 3.1

17. Mission elements

18. Advantages of space-based mission solution
Thoughts?

19. Advantages of space-based mission solution
Global coverage
Or large regional coverage
Outside atmosphere
Low gravity
Access to space resources?
Space science/exploration?

20. Systems engineering begins with reductionism
Reductionism, a fundamental technique of systems engineering, decomposes complex problems into smaller, easier to solve problems - divide and conquer is a success strategy.
Systems engineering divides complex development projects by product and phase.
Decomposing a product creates a hierarchy of progressively smaller pieces; e.g.,
System, Segment, Element, Subsystem, Assembly, Subassembly, Part
Decomposing the development life of a new project creates a sequence of defined activities; e.g.,
Need, Specify, Decompose, Design, Integrate, Verify, Operate, Dispose

21. Space Mission Design – the engineering process
Engineering design cycle

22. Space Mission Design – the engineering process
Engineering design cycle

25. Systems engineering
Systems of pieces built by different subsystem groups did not perform system functions
Often broke at the interfaces
Problems emerged and desired properties did not when subsystems designed independently were integrated
Managers and chief engineers tended to pay attention to the areas in which they were skilled
Developed systems were not usable
Cost overruns, schedule delays, performance problems
There is tremendous potential for wasted effort on large projects, since their development requires that many subsystems be developed in parallel.
Without a clear understanding of what must be done for each subsystem the development team runs the risk of inconsistent designs, conflicting interfaces or duplication of effort.
Systems engineering provides a systematic, disciplined approach to defining, for each member of the development team, what must be done for success.

26. Space communities Human spaceflight Interplanetary missions
Military missions
Commercial missions
New space
Cost and complexity drivers for each