Spacecraft Design

  1. Systems Engineering and Integration
    1. Requirements Definition and Management
      1. Mission Objectives to System Requirements
        1. Requirements Flow-down
          1. Traceability Matrices
            1. Verification and Validation
              1. Verification Methods
                1. Test
                  1. Analysis
                    1. Inspection
                      1. Demonstration
                      2. Validation Planning
                    2. System Budgets and Margins
                      1. Mass Budget
                        1. Allocation and Tracking
                          1. Margin Policy
                          2. Power Budget
                            1. Generation vs. Consumption
                              1. Contingency Margins
                              2. Data Budget
                                1. Data Generation Rates
                                2. Delta-v Budget
                                  1. Propulsion Margin
                                  2. Pointing Budget
                                    1. Attitude Control Accuracy
                                      1. Disturbance Allowances
                                    2. Spacecraft Configuration and Layout
                                      1. Component Placement
                                        1. Accessibility
                                          1. Thermal Considerations
                                          2. Field of View Considerations
                                            1. Sensor Placement
                                              1. Antenna Pointing
                                              2. Center of Mass Management
                                                1. Mass Distribution
                                                  1. Balancing Techniques
                                                  2. Moment of Inertia Management
                                                    1. Impact on Attitude Control
                                                      1. Design Adjustments
                                                    2. Reliability and Redundancy
                                                      1. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
                                                        1. Identification of Failure Points
                                                          1. Risk Mitigation Strategies
                                                          2. Fault Tree Analysis
                                                            1. Logical Failure Pathways
                                                            2. Redundancy Architectures
                                                              1. Hot Redundancy
                                                                1. Cold Redundancy
                                                                  1. Standby Redundancy
                                                                2. Assembly, Integration, and Test
                                                                  1. Integration Flow
                                                                    1. Subsystem Integration
                                                                      1. System-Level Integration
                                                                      2. Functional Testing
                                                                        1. Subsystem Functional Tests
                                                                          1. End-to-End Testing
                                                                          2. Environmental Testing
                                                                            1. Vibration and Acoustic Testing
                                                                              1. Test Profiles
                                                                                1. Fixture Design
                                                                                2. Thermal Vacuum Testing
                                                                                  1. Thermal Cycling
                                                                                    1. Vacuum Conditions
                                                                                    2. Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing
                                                                                      1. Radiated Emissions
                                                                                        1. Susceptibility Testing