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Architecting Cellularized Space Systems using Model-Based
Design Exploration
Aleksandr A. Kerzhner
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, Mohammed O. Khan
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, and Michel D. Ingham
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA
Jaime Ramirez
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, Jeremy Hollman
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, and Javier de Luis
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Aurora Flight Sciences, Cambridge, MA
Steven Arestie
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and David Sternberg
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Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA
Nomenclature
α = function of Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
β = complexity of each connection between pairs of components
γ = 1/n
Π
i
= expected profit for missions of type i
A = Design Structural Matrix
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AIT
= assembly, integration, and test cost
C
D
= development cost of each satlet variant
C
NR
= non-recurring development costs
C
PMSE
= aggregate system level PMSE estimate
C
i
R
= recurring costs (manufacturing costs, operations costs, and launch costs)
C
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= complexity due to number and flight readiness of components
C
2
= complexity due to pair-wise component interactions
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Software Systems Engineer, System Architectures and Behaviors, 4800 Oak Grove Drive,
Pasadena, CA 91109, AIAA Member.
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Systems Engineer, System Verification and Validation, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA
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Systems Engineer, System Verification and Validation, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA
91109, AIAA Member.
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Technical Group Supervisor, System Architectures and Behaviors, 4800 Oak Grove Drive,
Pasadena, CA 91109, AIAA Associate Fellow.
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Spacecraft Guidance Engineer and Project Manager, 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
02142, AIAA Senior Member.
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Group Lead, R&D Propulsion Group, 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, AIAA
Senior Member.
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Vice President of Research Programs, 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, AIAA
Senior Member.
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Graduate Student Researcher, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 77 Massachusetts Avenue.
Cambridge, MA, AIAA Student Member.
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Graduate Student Researcher, Aeronautics and Astronautics , 77 Massachusetts Avenue.
Cambridge, MA, AIAA Student Member.
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