The OpenOrbiter CubeSat as a system-of-systems (SoS) and how SoS engineering (SoSE) Aids CubeSat design

Author

Chaieb, Sofiane ; Wegerson, Michael ; Straub, Jeremy ; Marsh, Ronald ; Kading, Benjamin ; Whalen, David

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

17-20 May 2015

Firstpage

47

Lastpage

52

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of the system-of-systems (SoS) methodology and SoS engineering (SoSE) to the challenge of the design and operation of a CubeSat-class spacecraft. It considers this in the context of one critical component system, the electrical power system (EPS) which interacts with virtually all other systems onboard the spacecraft. The spacecraft is also considered in the context of being a system-component of a larger mission system-of-systems. The efficacy of SoSE use for this endeavor is considered and recommendations are made for the use of SoS and SoSE by other small spacecraft and, more broadly, spacecraft developers.

Keywords

aerospace components; space power generation; CubeSat-class spacecraft; EPS; OpenOrbiter CubeSat design; SoS engineering; SoSE; critical component system; electrical power system; mission system-of-systems; system-component; Computers; Payloads; Sensor systems; Space vehicles; Systems engineering and theory; Temperature sensors; CubeSat; small spacecraft; system-of-systems; system-of-systems engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System of Systems Engineering Conference (SoSE), 2015 10th

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SYSOSE.2015.7151937

Filename

7151937