Risk based decision tool for space exploration missions
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An assessment methodology is described and illustrated.
Capturing requirements, and managing tradeoffs among them, are critical yet complex activities.
NASA is supporting efforts to improve the verification and validation process and the risk management process for spaceflight projects.
NASA's need to infuse new technologies into its missions has been described.
A principal too under development as part of the NASA Failure Detection and Prevention Program is the Defect Detection and Prevention(DDP) tool.
Presented here in are the latest metric evaluations for the effectiveness of the tests involved in one of JPL's recent space flight programs.
NASA's Code QE Test Effectiveness Program is funding a series of applied research activities focused on utilizing the principles of physics and engineering of failure along with those of engineering economics to assess and improve the value added by various validation and verification activities, with the primary emphasis being on testing.
NASA's Code QT Test Effectiveness Program is funding a series of applied research activities focused on utilizing the principles of physics and engineering of failure and those of engineering economics to assess and improve the value-added by the various validation and verification activities to organizations.
(none given)From OBJECTIVES: Specific objectives of the working group are to support the innovation, development, evaluation and implementation of test methods, metrics and tools based on failure engineering/physics and/or root cause evaluations. Data sources systems and tools shall be developed and implemented that: 1) provide improved preventions, controls, analyses and tests (PACT) & field failure data collection, 2) facilities data analysis, archiving, retrieval, failure physics and/or root cause evaluations and 3) enable new and existing technology suitability evaluations to be performed.
For the past two years, JPL has been working to introduce surface mount technology (SMT) for high reliability space applications. The thrust has centered around four research and development projects, the aim of which is to facilitate the use of SMT for designing, producing, inspecting, and quantifying surface mount printed wiring assemblies for ultralow volume, long life space applications. This paper explores the current approach being pursued at JPL and some of the problems peculiar to applying SMT to spacecraft applications.
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