STARSIM: an object-oriented simulation model of Space Shuttle ground processing activities

Author

Linton, D.G. ; Khajenoori, S. ; Bullington, J.V. ; Cat, H. ; Halder, K. ; Hebert, G. ; Sinnappan, S. ; Heileman, M.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Eng., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

6-9 Apr 1992

Firstpage

98

Lastpage

106

Abstract

STARSIM (Space Transportation Activities and Resources SIMulation) is an object-oriented, menu-driven, user-friendly, decision support system for simulating and managing Space-Shuttle ground processing activities. The purpose of STARSIM is to permit trade-off studies to be performed for any set of input parameters (e.g., determining the effects on launches per year of adding a bay in the orbiter processing facility). Output is displayed both numerically (for global statistical information, including life-cycle cost estimates) and in Gantt chart form (for visualizing when and where each orbiter vehicle experiences waiting, processing, blocking and maintenance periods, as well as the reasons for blocking)

Keywords

aerospace simulation; critical path analysis; decision support systems; digital simulation; ground support systems; object-oriented programming; space vehicles; Gantt chart; STARSIM; Space Shuttle ground processing activities; Space Transportation Activities and Resources Simulation; bay; blocking; global statistical information; input parameters; launches; life-cycle cost estimates; maintenance; menu driven decision support system; object-oriented simulation model; orbiter processing facility; user friendliness; waiting; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Displays; Engines; Graphics; Land vehicles; Object oriented modeling; Space shuttles; Space vehicles; Transportation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., 25th Annual

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2765-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIMSYM.1992.227572

Filename

227572