Virtual Spacecraft Design (VSEE-User)
INTRODUCING VSD PROJECT
Virtual Spacecraft Design (VSD) is a project that aims at enabling the Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodology for space system projects. The default access level (VSEE-User) provides access to:
- VSD Binary Software Installers
- User Manuals
MBSE
Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is a recent paradigm in systems engineering that uses computer models to enhance the SE process where the system is described by a set of integrated computer models instead of being described by documents as is the case in classical systems engineering.
The benefits of this methodology are:
- Traceability along the life cycle
- Consistency between the different views of the different disciplines
- Easier concurrent collaboration of different actors
- Enabling of automated transfer of information from and to domain specific tools.
As space systems become increasingly complex, the application of the MBSE methodology in the space industry is seen as necessary to avoid the costs and time to completion to increase significantly.
VSEE Toolset
In the frame of the VSD project, a set of software tools has been produced as prototypes for the deployment of MBSE applied to space systems.
The VSEE Toolset is composed of:
- SSDE: the model editor
- SSVT: a tool for the visualization of the models.
- SSRDB: a tool for the management of the repository that supports concurrent work on the datamodel.