Concurrent Design Facility
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The Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) is the European Space Agency
main assessment center for future space missions and industrial review. Located at ESTEC, ESA's technical center in Noordwijk
in The Netherlands, it has been operational since early 2000.
As suggested by its name, the CDF uses concurrent engineering
methodology to perform effective, fast and cheap space mission studies. Equipped with a state-of-the-art network of computers, multimedia devices and software tools, the CDF allow team of experts to perform design studies during working sessions.
. These assessment studies are phase 0 or pre-phase A studies where the needs are identified and Mission Analysis is performed. Phase 0 allows the following :
In addition, the CDF often perform reviews of industrial contracts initiated by ESA.
Last but not least, the CDF has been used for several occasions for Tiger team
activities as well as for the preparation of project documentation (such as Invitation To Tender, Statement of work
and System Requirements Specification
).
program.
A replacement of the CDF-IDM is currently being implemented, this is the Open Concurrent Design Server
. For more information on OCDS visit the User Community Website.
The CDF facility contains:
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
main assessment center for future space missions and industrial review. Located at ESTEC, ESA's technical center in Noordwijk
Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006....
in The Netherlands, it has been operational since early 2000.
As suggested by its name, the CDF uses concurrent engineering
Concurrent engineering
Concurrent engineering is a work methodology based on the parallelization of tasks . It refers to an approach used in product development in which functions of design engineering, manufacturing engineering and other functions are integrated to reduce the elapsed time required to bring a new product...
methodology to perform effective, fast and cheap space mission studies. Equipped with a state-of-the-art network of computers, multimedia devices and software tools, the CDF allow team of experts to perform design studies during working sessions.
Activities
The CDF is mainly in charge of performing the assessment studies of future missions for the European Space AgencyEuropean Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
. These assessment studies are phase 0 or pre-phase A studies where the needs are identified and Mission Analysis is performed. Phase 0 allows the following :
- Identification and characterisation of the intended mission.
- Expression in terms of needs, expected performance and dependability and safety goals.
- Assessment of operating constraints, in particular as regards the physical and operational environment.
- Identification of possible system concepts, with emphasis on the degree of innovation and any critical aspect.
- Preliminary assessment of project management data (organisation, costs, schedules).
In addition, the CDF often perform reviews of industrial contracts initiated by ESA.
Last but not least, the CDF has been used for several occasions for Tiger team
Tiger team
A tiger team is a group of experts assigned to investigate and/or solve technical or systemic problems. The term may have originated in aerospace design but is also used in other settings, including information technology and emergency management...
activities as well as for the preparation of project documentation (such as Invitation To Tender, Statement of work
Statement of work
A statement of work is a formal document that captures and defines the work activities, deliverables and timeline a vendor will execute against in performance of specified work for a client...
and System Requirements Specification
System Requirements Specification
A system requirements specification A structured collection of information that embodies the requirements of a system....
).
Current main activities
In addition of the "normal" studies, the CDF is currently being used as the assesement center for the ESA Cosmic VisionCosmic Vision
The Cosmic Vision is the paraphrasing name given to the roadmap for scientific space based missions of the European Space Agency in the time frame between 2015 and 2025....
program.
A replacement of the CDF-IDM is currently being implemented, this is the Open Concurrent Design Server
Open Concurrent Design Server
The Open Concurrent Design Server is an initiative of the European Space Agency, . The OCDS provides the building blocks of a Concurrent, Collaborative and Distributed Engineering for the European Space Industry, using Open Standards Information Models and Reference Libraries.The OCDS is the...
. For more information on OCDS visit the User Community Website.
List of Assessment Studies
| Year | Title | Customer |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nanosat | DTEC/GSP |
| IXO Telescope | DSRE/GSP | |
| MarsGEN | DSRE/GSP | |
| ECOSAT | ESA GSP | |
| MarsREX | DSRE/GSP | |
| MiniMEX | DTEC/GSP | |
| MarsLEV | DSRE/GSP | |
| De-Orbit | DTEC/GSP | |
| Automated Identification System (AIS) | ESA Telecomms | |
| MoonSAV | ESA Human Space Flight/GSP | |
| MoonNext DSR | ESA Human Space Flight/GSP | |
| Meteron | ESA OPS | |
| 2008 | Mars Electric Propulsion(MEP) | DTEC/GSP |
| Marco Polo - Near Earth Object | ESA Science/GSP | |
| Euclid - Dark Energy Study | ESA Science/GSP | |
| AirQualSat - Model (AQS) | DTEC/GSP | |
| SPICA/SAFARI Telescope | ESA Science/GSP | |
| XEUS - Xray Telescope | ESA Science/GSP | |
| LaPlace - Jupiter Moons Study | ESA Science/GSP | |
| Tandem - Two Probe Mission to Titan | ESA Science/GSP | |
| Space Exploration Architecture | ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| Sentinel 5 Precursor | EOP/GSP | |
| Slush - Densified Propellant | Launchers | |
| Xray Telescope (IXO) | ESA Science/GSP | |
| Accurate | EOP/GSP | |
| 2007 | Air Traffic Management Demonstration Payload (ATMDP) | Telecom/GSP |
| System-on-Chip (SoC) | DTEC/GSP | |
| Near Earth Object Monitoring(SANCHO) | ESA Advanced Concepts Team/GSP | |
| Jupiter Radiation Study (JURA) | ESA Science | |
| Cosmic Microwave Polarisation Mapper(CMPM) | ESA Science | |
| Comsat for Air Traffic Management (IRIS) | TEN-A | |
| Lunar Sample Return (LSR) | ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| Mars Technology Demonstrator (MARSNeXT) | ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| Near Earth Object Review (DQS) | ESA Advanced Concepts Team/GSP | |
| Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propulsion (NUM) | LAU-PAD/GSP | |
| Vegetation Gap Filler (VGT) | DTEC/GSP | |
| Transiting Exoplanet Survey- PLATO (Cosmic Vision) | ESA Science/GSP | |
| Earth Plasma Study - Cross Scale (Cosmic Vision) | ESA Science/GSP | |
| Space Exploration Architecture (AES) | ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| 2006 | RAM Electric Propulsion (RAM EP) | DTEC/GSP |
| In Orbit Demonstrator(IOD) | DTEC/GSP | |
| European Student Moon Orbiter European Student Moon Orbiter The European Student Moon Orbiter is planned to be the first European student mission to the Moon. Currently student teams from 19 universities throughout Europe are working on the program.... (ESMO) |
ESA/GSP | |
| Small Geostationary Telecommunication Satellite(SGEO) | ESA/TEC Telecommunications | |
| Configuration REvisit Targeting Europa (CRETE) | ESA Science | |
| Wireless Technology for Spacecraft(WiFLY) | DTEC/GSP | |
| Long Term Cryogenic Propulsion (LTCP) | DTEC/GSP | |
| Far Infrared Interferometer(FIRI) | ESA Science | |
| Wide Field Interferometer(WFI) | ESA Science | |
| Cross-Track Scanner Microwave Radiometer (XMWR) | ESA Earth Observation | |
| 2005 | Lunar Robotic Mission (LES 3) | ESA Exploration |
| Jupiter Entry Probe (JEP) | ESA Science | |
| Formation Flying Formation flying Formation flying is the disciplined flight of two or more aircraft under the command of a flight leader.Military pilots use formations for mutual defense and concentration of firepower.... (PROBA 3) |
DTEC/GSP | |
| Space Alternative Energy Storage Systems (SPAESS) | Advanced Concepts Team Advanced Concepts Team The Advanced Concepts Team is a group of scientists, researchers and young graduates that operate within the European Space Agency. Located at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, in the Netherlands, the team was instituted in 2003 with the objective of fostering advanced research on... |
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| VEGA 1 Payload | DLAU, DTEC & Education | |
| Near Earth Objects (NEO2 http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/NEO/SEMZRZNVGJE_0.html) | Advanced Concepts Team/GSP Advanced Concepts Team The Advanced Concepts Team is a group of scientists, researchers and young graduates that operate within the European Space Agency. Located at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, in the Netherlands, the team was instituted in 2003 with the objective of fostering advanced research on... |
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| Lunar Cargo Transport System (LES CTS) | ESA Exploration | |
| BeagleNet | ESA Exploration | |
| Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle A Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle, or HLLV, is a launch vehicle capable of lifting more mass into Low Earth Orbit than Medium Lift or Mid-Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles.There is no universally accepted capability requirements for heavy-lift launch vehicles.... (HLLV) |
ESA Launchers/GSP | |
| 2004 | Near-Earth Objects Precursor Mission (NEO1 http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/NEO/SEMLPZNVGJE_0.html) | ESA Advanced Concepts Team/GSP Advanced Concepts Team The Advanced Concepts Team is a group of scientists, researchers and young graduates that operate within the European Space Agency. Located at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, in the Netherlands, the team was instituted in 2003 with the objective of fostering advanced research on... |
| Lunar Exploration Study 1 (LES) | ESA Exploration | |
| Atmospheric Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) | ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| Mars DemoLander 2 (MDL) | ESA GSP | |
| X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy 2 (XEUS XEUS XEUS, X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy, was space observatory plan developed by the European Space Agency as a successor to the successful XMM-Newton X-ray satellite telescope... ) |
ESA Science | |
| X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy 1 (XEUS XEUS XEUS, X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy, was space observatory plan developed by the European Space Agency as a successor to the successful XMM-Newton X-ray satellite telescope... ) |
ESA Science | |
| Sub mm Wave Instrument (SWI) | ESA GSP/Technical Directorate | |
| Europa Low Resource Radar (ELRR) | ESA Science | |
| Mars DemoLander 1 (MDL) | ESA GSP | |
| VEGA evolution with electric propulsion (E-VEGA) | ESA Technical Directorate/Launchers/GSP | |
| ExoMars ExoMars ExoMars is a European-led robotic mission to Mars currently under development by the European Space Agency with collaboration by NASA... Phase B preparation - Specifications |
ESA Aurora | |
| Solar Orbiter 2 - Composite option pre-assessment | ESA Science | |
| Human Spaceflight Vision (HSV HSV HSV may refer to:* Herpes simplex virus* HSV color space * HSV television station, the Melbourne station of Australia's Seven television network... ) - European man-tended Moon base |
ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| Socrates - Reusable launcher demonstrator | ESA Launchers | |
| Human Missions to Mars | ESA Aurora | |
| 2003 | International Microgravity Plasma Facility (IMPACT IMPACT This article is on the international collaboration called IMPACT. For the charitable organisation, see IMPACT . For the Irish trade union, see Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union... ) |
ESA Human Spaceflight |
| AeroCapture Demonstrator Earth and Mars | ESA Aurora | |
| Mars Sample Return | ESA Aurora | |
| Mars Network Science - Probe network on Mars surface | ESA Science | |
| Crew Transportation Vehicle (CTV) - Soyuz design enhacement | ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| Crew Transportation Vehicle (CTV) - Model and validation | ESA GSP | |
| P Band Sounder Instrument design for Antartica (P-Sounder) - First CDF IDA | ESA Earth Observation | |
| 2002 | ISS Droplet Combustion Insert (DCI) - Support to industrial Phase A | ESA Human Spaceflight |
| Rosita Rosita -Places:* Rosita, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, a municipality of Nicaragua* La Rosita, Texas* Rosita, Colorado* Rosita North, Texas* Rosita South, Texas* Nueva Rosita, a Mexican town often simply called Rosita... - Telescope accommodation outside Columbus module |
ESA Human Spaceflight | |
| EXOMARS 09 DM - Mars Exobiology Descent Module | ESA Aurora | |
| EXOMARS 09 - A second Mars Exobiology mission design | ESA Aurora | |
| BepiColombo BepiColombo BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the planet Mercury, due to launch in 2014. The mission is still in the planning stages so changes to the current description are likely over the next few years... All-SEPM Delta Study - Reaching Mercury with electric propulsion |
ESA Science | |
| Mars Exobiology - European mission to search for life on Mars | ESA Aurora | |
| 2001 | ISS Dusty Plasma Facility - Support to industrial Phase A | ESA Human Spaceflight |
| EUROPA - Preliminary assessment | ESA GSP | |
| Space Weather Space weather Space weather is the concept of changing environmental conditions in near-Earth space or thespace from the Sun's atmosphere to the Earth's atmosphere. It is distinct from the concept ofweather within the Earth's planetary atmosphere... - Three elements service monitoring the solar-terrestrial environment |
ESA GSP/Technical Directorate | |
| Ocean Earth Watch - Operational mission for ocean and coastal zone monitoring | ESA Earth Observation | |
| 2000 | Hyper Precision Atom Interferometry in Space | ESA Science |
| STORMS - 3x Constellation for Magnetosphere Storms | ESA Science | |
| MASTER - Mars and Asteroid Mission | ESA Science | |
| Eddington Eddington mission The Eddington mission was a European Space Agency project that planned to search for Earth-like planets. It was named for Arthur Eddington, a noted physicist who translated Einstein's work. It was originally planned for operation in 2008, but was delayed... - Stellar Physics and Planet Finder Telescope |
ESA Science | |
| World Space Observatory World Space Observatory The World Space Observatory, also known as World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet , is a proposed space telescope intended for work in the 110 nm to 320 nm wavelength range. The launch is planned for 2015.- The observatory :... (WSO/UV) |
ESA Science | |
| Mercury Surface Element (MeSE) | ESA Science | |
| Meteo Imager Sounder Satellite (MISS) | ESA Earth Observation/Eumetsat | |
| 1999 | Solar Orbiter Solar Orbiter Solar Orbiter is a planned Sun-observing satellite, under development by the European Space Agency . The main mission scenario is a launch by an Atlas V from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in January 2017... - Study of the Sun and Inner Heliosphere |
ESA Science |
| Central European Satellite for Advanced Research (CESAR'99) | Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) |
List of Reviews
| Year | Title | Customer |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Don Quijote Mid-Term Review | DTEC/GSP |
| Review of Europa Industrial Studies (REIS) | ESA Science | |
| 2004 | PASTEUR Pasteur Pasteur could refer to* Louis Pasteur , French chemist and microbiologist who invented:**Pasteurization**The pasteur pipette, both named after him-Things and places named after Louis Pasteur:* Pasteur Institute* Pasteur point, level of oxygen... - Industrial Phase A mid term review |
ESA Aurora |
| Mars Sample Return (MSR) - Industrial Phase A mid term review | ESA Aurora | |
| Human Mission Russian review | ESA Aurora | |
| ExoMars - Industrial Phase A mid term review | ESA Aurora | |
| Entry Vehicle Demonstrator (EVD) review | ESA Aurora | |
| 2003 | KEO review | ESA GSP |
| 2002 | BepiColombo BepiColombo BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the planet Mercury, due to launch in 2014. The mission is still in the planning stages so changes to the current description are likely over the next few years... - Review of industrial studies |
ESA Science |
| Mars Exobiology - Review of the Babakin Study | ESA Aurora | |
| 2001 | Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle (STEP) - Review of industrial study | ESA Science |
| Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Laser Interferometer Space Antenna The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna is a planned space mission to detect and accurately measure gravitational waves from astronomical sources. LISA was originally conceived as a joint effort between the United States space agency NASA and the European Space Agency... (LISA) - Review of industrial study |
ESA Science | |
| Laser Interferometer Space Antenna - Review of the industrial study | ESA Science |
Facility
The CDF design room has been designed and equipped with all the relevant hardware and software tools, with the aim of creating an effective communication and data interchange environment among team members.The CDF facility contains:
- an array of design stations, each dedicated to a specific technical discipline
- data and application servers, providing on-line access to design data and tools
- a multimedia wall containing three large projector screens (One of them been a SMART Board for free hand drawing)
- video-conferencing equipment that enables concurrent engineering to be carried out in a distributed manner
- integrated design model CDF-IDM, which will be replaced in the near future by the Open Concurrent Design ServerOpen Concurrent Design ServerThe Open Concurrent Design Server is an initiative of the European Space Agency, . The OCDS provides the building blocks of a Concurrent, Collaborative and Distributed Engineering for the European Space Industry, using Open Standards Information Models and Reference Libraries.The OCDS is the...
See also
- Concurrent EngineeringConcurrent engineeringConcurrent engineering is a work methodology based on the parallelization of tasks . It refers to an approach used in product development in which functions of design engineering, manufacturing engineering and other functions are integrated to reduce the elapsed time required to bring a new product...
- NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
- CNESCNESThe is the French government space agency . Established under President Charles de Gaulle in 1961, its headquarters are located in central Paris and it is under the supervision of the French Ministries of Defence and Research...
- French Space Agency - ASIItalian Space AgencyThe Italian Space Agency is a government agency established in 1988 to fund, regulate and coordinate space exploration activities in Italy...
- Italian Space Agency - German Aerospace CenterGerman Aerospace CenterThe German Aerospace Center is the national centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has multiple locations throughout Germany. Its headquarters are located in Cologne. It is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in...
- DLR
External links
- ESA CDF website http://www.esa.int/cdf
- CDF published reports http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/CDF/SEMX168A9HE_0.html
- J-CDS JAQAR Concurrent Design Services
- DLR System Analysis and Space Segments