Implementation of Concurrent Engineering approach in MUSE (Master in Space Systems) Master’s degree in space engineering Elena Roibás-Millán, Félix Sorribes-Palmer, Javier Cubas, Santiago Pindado, Marcos Chimeno, Gustavo Alonso, Ángel Sanz-Andrés, Javier Pérez-Álvarez, Sebastián Franchini, Isabel Pérez-Grande
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Index: 1
MUSE: Master in Space Systems. Teaching Space Engineering
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Project Based Learning approach to Concurrent Engineering The 1st ESA Academy Concurrent Engineering Challenge
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Future challenges
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Conclusions
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Master in Space Systems (MUSE): 2-year program 120 ECTS classified into five different groups: Advanced Mathematics Space Projects Definition System Engineering Spacecraft Subsystems Case Studies and Final Project
Students participate in real-life projects of IDR/UPM: Advantages: Hands-on experience and motivation Challenges: Harmonization of education and projects
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Key of MUSE: Project Base Learning (PBL) “PBL main goal is to provide students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge, not just acquire it (Brodeur et al., 2002)”
Confront real problems
Look for solutions through collaboration and teamwork
Combine needs from industry and the academic requirements
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Space Science teaching: PBL and Multidisciplinary approach Space Complex nature of the space missions High degree of coupling between disciplines Multidisciplinary working environment
MUSE “To avoid the fractionated knowledge that is not relevant in the real world”
Multidisciplinary teaching process Integrate own knowledge with teammates’ experience in another field. Communicate effectively ethical responsibility real world skills.
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Over 50% of the total academic load is multidisciplinary and based on PBL. Group
ECTS
Learning metodology
Advanced Mathematics
12.0
100% Mono-disciplinary
Spacecraft Subsystems
28.5
53% Multidisciplinary + PBL
Space Project Definition
22.5
60% Multidisciplinary + PBL
System Engineering
25.5
30% Multidisciplinary + PBL
Case Studies and Final Project
31.5
100% Multidisciplinary + PBL
120
55% Multidisciplinary + PBL
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Concurrent Engineering Initial planning
Increases productivity and quality
Two key elements Tasks parallelization (or performing tasks concurrently) Take into consideration all the elements of a product life-cycle from the beginning of the design phase
Evaluation
Planning Requirements Design
Testing
Implementation
Deployment
Collaborative, co-operative, collective and simultaneous working environment Saves time
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PBL approach to Concurrent Engineering Including CE in the projects Allows the students to be up to date with the latest design trends Students are taught to be competitive, as the product realization needs to be an agile concurrent process. Discards the obsolete concept that products and systems realization consist of sequential steps of design
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Concurrent Design Facility at IDR/UPM
• Agreement IDR/UPM-ESA to develop a CDF for educational purposes (July 2011). • Face-to-face design of systems and missions in real time. • Various discipline engineers in the same room • • Effort concentrated on interdisciplinary aspects of design
CE in the MUSE Development
Practice
Students develop and implement CDF modules
Students participate in full mission design sessions
• Power subsystem module • Thermal subsystem • Structures module • Orbital design • Attitude control system
• Phase-A design for UNION Lian-Hé microsatellite • 1st ESA Academy Concurrent Engineering Challenge .
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1st ESA Academy Concurrent Eng. Challenge Identify areas for a future human base in the Moon Surface (2023) Participants • ESA Academy • ESEC • Politecnico di Torino • University of Strathclyde • IDR/UPM
September 2017 Groups of 15-25 Students (2-3 per subsystem)
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Mission requirements summary • Make pictures of Moon South Pole areas with high-expected water/ice content (10 m/pixel) • Observe the lunar radiation and micro-meteorite environment. • Single satellite or a single plane constellation. • Stay in Lunar orbit for 2 years. • Ariane shared GTO (Geostationary Transfer Orbit) launcher. • Compatible with any launch date between years 2023 and 2025. • Total combined mass of the whole system of 300 kg. • Use COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shell) components. • End of life disposal maneuver. • Direct to earth communication.
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MUSE proposal: MEOW (Moon Explorer And Observer of Water/Ice).
Phase 1: 1 Week. Deployment into GTO. Attitude stabilization and checkout. Phase 2: 3-months. Transfer phase to Moon orbit. Weak Stability Boundary (WSB) Low-Energy transfer trajectory. Phase 3: 10 months. Lunar imaging phase. Phase 4: Study of radiation environment and micro-meteorites. Phase 5: Deorbit the satellite in the Moon surface.
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Future challenges Implement CE from the beginning of the master Problem: first-year MUSE students don’t have knowledge on certain disciplines Solution: Cooperation between students from the first-year and second-year students
First and second-year students are building a set of models of the main spacecraft subsystems to study mission beyond Earth Design session on February 2018: developed a Phase-0 space mission guided by three second-year classmates • Huge success • Motivation • Cooperation
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TITLE • Project Based Learning approach to Concurrent Engineering Tested
Conclusions
• Highly effective in terms of motivation and academic productivity • Academic results • Satisfaction surveys • Minimal dropout rates • Training on Concurrent Engineering • Academic possibilities of CDF proved • Current and effective design methodology • Fast insertion of graduates into the labour market • 1st ESA Academy Concurrent Engineering
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Thank you very much
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