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Project engineering
About: Project engineering is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 609 publications have been published within this topic receiving 8869 citations.
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24 Jul 2006TL;DR: The Space Technology 5 (ST5) project as mentioned in this paper consists of a constellation of three micro-satellites with new technologies and has made significant progress in the past year in building and testing the ground system and flight hardware.
Abstract: The Space Technology 5 (ST5) Project, part of NASA's New Millennium Program, consists of a constellation of three micro-satellites The validation objectives are to demonstrate the research-quality science capability of the ST5 spacecraft; to operate the three spacecraft as a constellation; and to design, develop, test and flight-validate three capable micro-satellites with new technologies The project team has made significant progress in the past year in building and testing the ground system and flight hardware Through component-level testing and spacecraft integration and test, many components have been demonstrated on the ground to begin achieving the validation objectives We are on target for our February 28, 2006 launch date A three-month flight demonstration phase is planned, during which we complete the flight validation objectives This paper describes the validation strategy for science capability, constellation operations, and spacecraft and component technologies, as well as progress made to date
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01 Oct 2000TL;DR: The French CASSICE project developed by five academic laboratories is presented, to develop a system enabling the acquisition of the driving information to be automated and to used as an aid for the ex-post analysis of road situations and driver behaviours.
Abstract: This paper presents the French CASSICE project developed by five academic laboratories. The aim of this project is to develop a system enabling the acquisition of the driving information to be automated and to used as an aid for the ex-post analysis of road situations and driver behaviours. This project needs a tight collaboration between the psychologists an engineers. The system is based on the development of an experimental vehicle including a multi-sensors based electronic embedded system. Then, a time stamped database is built in order to provide a continuous detailed description of the various road situations encountered throughout the motorway journey and of drivers' behaviour in relation to those situations.
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01 Dec 1999
TL;DR: This paper presents a case study in which discrete-event simulation was used to quantify the impacts of a change in a highway construction project.
Abstract: Changes in the conditions under which construction operations take place disrupt projects and can have severe construction cost impacts that must be quantified. This paper presents a case study in which discrete-event simulation was used to quantify the impacts of a change in a highway construction project.
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TL;DR: The first satellite to be ejected from a Get Away Special (GAS) canister was launched from the shuttle Challenger in 1985, and was named NUSAT I.
Abstract: In April 1985, the first satellite to be ejected from a Get Away Special (GAS) canister was launched from the shuttle Challenger. This satellite was named NUSAT for Northern Utah SATellite, and due to subsequent projects is now called NUSAT I. The conception, design, construction, and operation of the satellite and ground station was completed with all volunteer labor and very little cost through the unique cooperation of several government agencies, several universities and colleges and many corporations and individuals. A major purpose of NUSAT I was education. The purpose of this paper is to present the educational goals and achievements of this project from the perspective of each of the participants, with the hope it will encourage readers to initiate similar projects. >
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01 Jan 1999TL;DR: In order to provide a realistic, hands-on educational experience for spacecraft design students, three complimentary project-based spacecraft design activities have been developed as mentioned in this paper, which are similar given that each relies on simplicity, speed, and self-sufficiency.
Abstract: In order to provide a realistic, hands-on educational experience for spacecraft design students, three complimentary project-based spacecraft design activities have been developed. These design programs are similar given that each relies on simplicity, speed, and self-sufficiency. These attributes (1) allow students to understand the full technical design of a spacecraft system, (2) expose students to the full developmental life-cycle, and (3) introduce students to the challenges of managing a team in order to engineer a complete system. The programs differ in their fidelity and comprehensiveness in order to provide a spectrum of approaches from which educators may select based upon their resources. This paper discusses the educational objectives of these project-based spacecraft design programs. It also reviews the specific design guidelines and strategies for each. Finally, it presents 5 years of results from previous and ongoing projects, and it presents future educational enhancements and spacecraft missions.
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