Name
Abstract | ||
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This paper discusses the process and results of technology assessment in support of the United States vision for space exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond. The paper begins by reviewing the presidential vision: a major endeavor in building systems of systems. It discusses why we wish to return to the Moon, and the exploration architecture for getting there safely, sustaining a presence, and safely returning. Next, a methodology for optimal technology investment is proposed with discussion of inputs including a capability hierarchy, mission importance weightings, available resource profiles as a function of time, likelihoods of development success, and an objective function. A temporal optimization formulation is offered, and the investment recommendations presented along with sensitivity analyses. Key questions addressed are sensitivity of budget allocations to cost uncertainties, reduction in available budget levels, and shifting funding within constraints imposed by mission timeline |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2006 | 10.1109/SYSOSE.2006.1652286 | Los Angeles, CA |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Mars,Moon,aerospace computing,aerospace safety,budgeting,cost reduction,investment,optimisation,space vehicles,Moon/Mars space exploration,NASA vision,United States vision,budget allocation,cost reduction,cost uncertainty,optimal technology investment,presidential vision,sensitivity analysis,system of systems architecture,technology assessment,temporal optimization formulation | Space technology,System of systems,Operations research,Vision for Space Exploration,Technology assessment,Timeline,Space exploration,Engineering,Hierarchy,Cost reduction | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
1-4244-0188-7 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
2 | 4 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisbin, C.R. | 1 | 45 | 20.15 |
| Lincoln, W. | 2 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Mrozinski, J. | 3 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Hook Hua | 4 | 0 | 2.03 |