Calculations of flexibility in space systems

Roshanak Nilchiani, Daniel Hastings, Carole Joppin

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

One of the important aspects of Engineering Systems design is the measurement of flexibility. In this paper, different measures for flexibility are applied to an orbital transportation network, which provides on-orbit servicing capability. The paper introduces provider-side as well as customer-side flexibility metrics that can be used to evaluate different architectures on the basis of their flexibility. These two sets of approaches to calculating flexibility for space systems highlight the different ways flexibility can be valued, be it in terms of flexibility metrics or real option values. The choice of methodology depends on the context and the engineering system in question, as well as what kind of outputs are expected. While the case studies discussed here are focused on space systems, these measures of flexibility can also be expanded to many other engineering systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2005
Pages1565-1578
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2005
Event15th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2005 - Rochester, NY, United States
Duration: 10 Jul 200515 Jul 2005

Publication series

Name15th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2005
Volume2

Conference

Conference15th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRochester, NY
Period10/07/0515/07/05

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Calculations of flexibility in space systems'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this