Title :
The Environment-Power System Analysis Tool development program
Author :
Jongeward, G.A. ; Kuharski, R.A. ; Kennedy, E.M. ; Wilcox, K.G. ; Stevens, N.J. ; Putnam, R.M. ; Roche, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Maxwell Lab., La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of the Environment Power System Analysis Tool (EPSAT), which is being developed to provide engineers with the ability to assess the effects of a broad range of environment interactions on space power systems. A unique user interface-data dictionary code architecture oversees a collection of existing and future environment modeling codes (e.g. neutral density) and physical interaction models (e.g. sheath ionization). The user interface presents the engineer with tables, graphs, and plots that, under supervision of the data dictionary, are automatically updated in response to parameter change. EPSAT thus provides the engineer with a comprehensive and responsive environmental assessment tool and the space scientist with a framework into which new environmental or physical models can be easily incorporated.<>
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; aerospace computing; computer architecture; database management systems; power system CAD; power system analysis computing; space vehicle power plants; user interfaces; Environment-Power System Analysis Tool; data dictionary; environment interactions; environmental models; graphs; neutral density; physical interaction models; physical models; plots; sheath ionization; space power systems; tables; user interface-data dictionary code architecture; Automotive engineering; Computer aided engineering; Data engineering; Design engineering; Dictionaries; Power engineering and energy; Power system analysis computing; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
