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Collaborative System Engineering Usageat Thales Alenia Space Italia

MindSh@are/IE4ECWorkshop Virtual Design and PrototypingMultidisciplinary Simulation Data & Process Management for the DesignTorino, 31 May 2011

Valter BassoCOSE Centre Manager

Business Segment (BS) – Space Infrastructures and Transportation (SIT) – Engineering & Advanced Programs

Co-authors: Mauro Pasquinelli, Lorenzo Rocci, Christian Bar, Manuela Marello, Carlo Vizzi

2/26/2010, Thales Alenia Space

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WHAT FORBS-SIT one-of-a-kind products

Since today for the futureSince today for the future

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Complexity of Missions, Products, Processes

Necessity to study and experience “new” technologies in the fields of:

• Collaborative Engineering• Space (Products, Environment and Processes) Data Modeling• Virtual/Augmented Reality and Simulation• “Agnostic” Integration of Engineering Tools• Knowledge Management

Introduction


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Current Facility @ Torino

ActivatedActivated ininFebFeb 20032003

AgenciesAgencies

Local UniversitiesLocal Universities


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Objective: to support our Engineering teams for design, reviews, anomaly investigation, integration & testing planning and evaluations

Two main research branches:• User Interaction with Virtual Products

Virtual EnvironmentsImmersive Virtual RealityInteraction DevicesPhysics Simulation

• Data Production and Exchange by Engineering TeamsModel-Based System Engineering MethodologiesSystem Data Modeling (ECSS driven)Data Exchange Platform for Engineering Analysis and SimulationsKnowledge Management (Projects Data Persistence, Comparison and Mining)

Transition from VR&CE concepts to a future integrated environment (DEVICE)

But let’s start from what we already didwe already did

COSE Centre Activities


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VR-LAB


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VE:VERITASVERITASVVirtual EEnvironment RResearch IIn TThales AAlenia SSpace

VERITAS is a new SW platform for VR application prototypes:TraVis (Trajectory Visualization)Cargo AccomodationEnvironment Visualization (e.g. Plan.Surfaces, Radiations)Dynamic Simulators (e.g. Rovers, Landers)Other applications in development

XML - configurableMain features:

3D VR visualizationScene NavigationObject Animations & Physics SimulationsTime ControlMeasurements, Cutting Plane, Picking, …

VERITAS platform

Environment

Simulators

TraVis

Accomodation

TAS-I & CIFS

VERITAS

Current Research


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VERITAS architecture

General aspects:- Runs on Win32 Operative Systems- Developed in C++ under Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 - Built upon Open Source / free libraries

OpenSG (which is OpenGL based) for the graphicsTinyXML and Boost for XML parsingOpenAL for the sound systemnVIDIA PhysX for the physical engine

- Main technical achievements:Precision problems solutionBehavioral/Graphical effectsNew interaction devices (e.g. Nintendo Wiimote, Force Feedback, Motion Tracking)

- Runs on a single PC or in a CAVE- The main applications run on a “master PC”

Loads a virtual scene defined in a XML fileUpdates the scene according to time and user interactions


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CATIA models

Scale 1:1 product co-visualization

Virtual Environment Research in TASVERITASVERITAS

European SouthernObservatory (ESO)/

Atacama Large Millimeter Array(ALMA)

CATIA modelsAssembly sequence

ESA/EXPERT


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Rosetta in the solar system

Sloan DigitalSky Survey

(SDSS)

Hipparcos

STARSCATALOGUES

Trajectories visualization & Universe navigation

TAS-I/3D galaxies


RadiationAnalysis &

Satellite dose


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DEMMars Victoria Crater

Product Performances on Planet surfaceTAS-I/3D


CFD Analysisduring Product

Mission

ESA/ Exploration Studies

ESA/ IXV


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Product photo

Mixed 3D and photorealistic layout for labelsVisibility analysis


ESA/ ISS-Columbus

ESA/ ATV & Columbus

Cargo AccomodationAnalysys (CAST)

Product physical interaction

VR-CAST Won TAS Innovation Award 2009

Frank De Frank De WinneWinneESA AstronautESA Astronaut


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User trough Avatar reachability analysis…. Astronauts Critical Ops Training

Digital HumanMannequin

analysisORBITAL/ Cygnus

<Environment effectsDust, Rock & Stones,1/3 Gravity, etc.

Landing area EDL>

Behavioural andAnalysis data

Exploration Studies


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Teleoperations/collaborative robotics

Users executingrobotics procedures

Critical Assembly Procedures execution with force feedback on design

Configuration, Tools


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Physical Fluidic Simulations

Maps +Analaysis

Beaulard conoid


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DEVICEDEVICE (DDistributed EEnvironment for VVirtual IIntegrated CCollaborative EEngineering) is the container of the conducting prototypes on:

- Modeling Tools- Great interest on standardization initiatives and modeling studies

- Product and Process models (DBs)- In house Prototypes to validate concepts

- Process Management Tools to support Asynchronous work- Also to enable concurrent engineering between different departments and sites

- Analysis Tools interfaces (tool-to-tool and centralized)- Starting from the already existing methods, studying a more efficient and

customizable way

Modular Architecture to enable transition from a collection of prototypes to a mixture of COTS and in-house applications

DEVICE


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DEVICE SW/HW Infrastructure

CollaborativeServices & Process

Management

DEVICEUser

VR Engine

CDFDB

MainDB

DisciplineModels

andSimulators

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Data Repositories

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Current Developments- Modeling to support CAD and Thermal Analysis Tools- Modeling to support definition of Human Factors impact on

product design- Modeling to support simulation- Modeling to support VERITAS

DEVICE


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The COSE Centre experience with the visualization demonstrated that the distance between the project stakeholders and the design rationales may be reduced through the use of a virtual product (good feedbacks from technical disciplines and management)

We agree on the worldwide vision that MBSE is the future, but only if the useruser and its activities are considered as primary objective and not the tools

Our effort has been and will be spent taking care of the three main components for a real innovation:

- Technology- Spin-in from other domains (e.g. networking, entertainment)

- People - being part of the mission, more pleasure to create

- Organization- Enhance knowledge sharing possibilities and teaming

Conclusions


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Thanks for your attention!

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