Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: While there is growing interest in implementing future NASA Earth Science missions as Distributed Spacecraft Missions (DSMs), there are currently very few tools available to help in the design of DSMs. The objective of our project is to provide a framework that facilitates DSM Pre-Phase A investigations and optimizes DSM designs with respect to a-priori Science goals. Our Trade-space Analysis Tool for Constellations (TAT-C) enables the investigation of questions such as: “Which type of constellations should be chosen? How many spacecraft should be included in the constellation? Which design has the best cost/risk value?”. This paper provides a description of the TAT-C tool and its components.
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2774991589