Demise and survivability criteria for spacecraft design optimization
Demise and survivability criteria for spacecraft design optimization
In a period where the evolution of the space environment is causing increasing concerns for the future of space exploitation and sustainability, the design-for-demise philosophy has gained an increased interest. However, satellites designed for demise still have to survive the space environment, polluted by space debris, for many years. Within this context, we are developing a framework to evaluate the effect of preliminary design choices on the survivability and on the demisability of a spacecraft configuration. Two models are presented to analyze the spacecraft against the demisability and the survivability, and two corresponding evaluation criteria for the requirements are introduced. Considering common spacecraft components such as tanks and batteries, a set of maps are presented, which shows the variation of the survivability and the demisability as function of the component geometry and material. Furthermore, a preliminary multi-objective optimization is performed to evaluate a simple spacecraft configuration and define an optimal design according to the demise and the survivability criteria.
design-for-demise, survivability, re-entry, space debris, optimisation
83–93
Trisolini, Mirko
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Colombo, Camilla
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Lewis, Hugh
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September 2016
Trisolini, Mirko
5637d517-3e44-47d1-8575-9df804914449
Colombo, Camilla
595ced96-9494-40f2-9763-ad4a0f96bc86
Lewis, Hugh
e9048cd8-c188-49cb-8e2a-45f6b316336a
Trisolini, Mirko, Colombo, Camilla and Lewis, Hugh
(2016)
Demise and survivability criteria for spacecraft design optimization.
Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 3 (2), .
(doi:10.1016/S2468-8967(16)30023-4).
Abstract
In a period where the evolution of the space environment is causing increasing concerns for the future of space exploitation and sustainability, the design-for-demise philosophy has gained an increased interest. However, satellites designed for demise still have to survive the space environment, polluted by space debris, for many years. Within this context, we are developing a framework to evaluate the effect of preliminary design choices on the survivability and on the demisability of a spacecraft configuration. Two models are presented to analyze the spacecraft against the demisability and the survivability, and two corresponding evaluation criteria for the requirements are introduced. Considering common spacecraft components such as tanks and batteries, a set of maps are presented, which shows the variation of the survivability and the demisability as function of the component geometry and material. Furthermore, a preliminary multi-objective optimization is performed to evaluate a simple spacecraft configuration and define an optimal design according to the demise and the survivability criteria.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 April 2016
Published date: September 2016
Keywords:
design-for-demise, survivability, re-entry, space debris, optimisation
Organisations:
Aeronautics, Astronautics & Comp. Eng, Astronautics Group, Education Hub
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Local EPrints ID: 410807
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410807
ISSN: 2468-8967
PURE UUID: 87ecba95-e476-465a-9eb3-e423579eede4
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Mirko Trisolini
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Camilla Colombo
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