Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Tool Assessment/Development

Abstract

Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools in use by Spacecraft Designers are assessed by means of a survey distributed. The types of tools in use, the computer platforms and peripherals used, and the extent to which the tools are used are assessed. ESABASE is examined as a prototype integrated CAE package. Recommendations are made for future CAE tool development. The spacecraft designer faces a number of significant challenges that are unique to his field. The spacecraft designer must account for environmental rigors that are either unknown or insignificant at the earth's surface. In addition to creating a component or system to perform a specific function, the spacecraft designer must ensure that it will operate properly in the hostile space environment. The system must be thoroughly checked out to verify that it will survive and operate successfully in space that the many possible interactions between the spacecraft and its environment are each either suppressed or made benign.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241556

Entities

People

  • John Lilley
  • Joseph N. Barfield
  • Kim Barclay

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Operating Systems
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Spacecraft Components
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites