This papers discusses the obstacles and barriers, and how to overcome them, if we want to promote the development of elegant systems in the space industry. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/aero.2013.6497409

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Date: 7th of March of 2013
By: Alejandro Salado and Roshanak Nilchiani
Elegant Space Systems : How Do We Get There?
IEEE Aerospace Conference 2013
Big Sky, MT (USA)

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Talent
Elegance
may
emerge

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V = I x R

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F = m x a
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The system shall image the
Earth surface in the UV
spectral range.
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Output = InA + InB
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*Source: LOGOS project (SpaceTech)

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Option a)
Drink 120 bottles wine in 10 years;
all from Rioja Reserva.
Option b)
Dring 36 bottles wine in 3 years; 12
Spanish, 12 French, and 12 Italian.

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My project is unique.
At the end it worked.
Knowing when to stop and
where to start

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Incorporation of
change in practice
Adoption of “new”
in space industry
Systems
engineering
Facilitation
mechanisms

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We can, but we don’t want to.
We can’t, and we dont know
how to get there or can’t afford
the expense to do so.
The way we’ve done it has
always been fine
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http://pinterest.com/pin/137711701077303527/
03.05.2013

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Driven by tradition and
inertia: loss of vital
knowledge and vitality
Developments based on
what is expected to be done
and not on what needs to
be done
*Source: Movie “The curious case of Benjamin
Button.”

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Customers Manufacturers
Engineers
Understand the meaning of
risk
Increase solution tradespace
Focus on solution,
not on contract
fulfillment
Systems engineering
is a discipline
All
Align the letter to
the spirit

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Get buy-in for concepts
Demonstrate usability
Get people…
to use it correctly and consistently
*Source: Movie “Moneyball”

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Knowledge and skills
Exposure and ability to learn
Successful experiences and ability to influence success
Design maturity vs documentation delivery
Cost, schedule and perfor. vs innovation and complexity
Efficiency and effectiveness vs firefighting
Process improvement vs process fulfillment
Increase refresh rates

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Apparent correlation between Brad Pitt’s movies and lessons learnt for business
improvement!!!
Mindset
Behavior
Practice <> Knowledge
Enablers Facilitation
Talent
Emergent
elegance

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Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed during this presentation are
those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official
position of the Stevens Institute of Technology or any of its
schools.

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Graceful
Solve multiple
problems not
thought to be
inter-related
Versatility in
use of
resources
Creative
parsimony
Effective
Simple
Pleasingly
ingenious
Perfection
when nothing
left to take
away
Do one thing
and do it well
Free of bugs
Backwards and
forwards
compatible
Safe when
there is a bug
Minimum of
unintended
consequences
Efficient
Functional needs
The system works, interfaces, etc.
Performance needs
The system works well.
Availability needs
Reliability, maintainability,
supportability, etc.
Efficiency needs
Use of resources, process
efficiency
Adaptability
needs
Flexibility,
modularity,
scalability,
etc.
System of Systems
Society
Operational readiness
and effectivess
Pre-requisites
*Source: Salado and Nilchiani 2013 CSER2013