Systems Engineering for University Satellite Projects

Many universities have ventured into the design of satellites as educational projects. The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has a rich history in this ?eld with the Del?-C3 and Del?-n3Xt projects. Currently the Del? programme is working on its third project DelFFi. Applying and researching systems engineering has been a major part of these projects, and the current study continues in this tradition. Systems engineering methodologies need to be adapted to their environment. Team members, both from Del? projects as other projects, report that currently these methodologies do not function optimal. The aim of this thesis is to propose a new systems engineering methodology for university satellite projects. This goal will be achieved by studying previous and current projects. In addition the stakeholder use cases will be examined to improve the success of the university satellite systems engineering methodology. University satellite projects are undertaken for educational purposes. The teams consist for a large part of students, have a high turnover and ?uctuate in size. The team members use these projects to perform research and receive an education. These needs to be integrated well into the project. It has been found that the performance of the project can be parametrised by looking at the quality of the system, the project length and the project cost. The performance of the students in the project can be measured with their grades and the time they spent on their assignments in comparison to their peers. Based on the stakeholder use cases and taking into account the main parameters, a university satellite Systems Engineering (SE) Methodology was developed. The University satellite methodology should consider the documents that students generate as part of their education as the main project documentation. The system can best be developed from a veri?ed baseline. The system should be broken down into con?guration items, which are developed in a number of consecutive work packages. These work packages are based on the life cycle of the students involved.

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space engineering
systems engineering
University Satellite

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