The Division of System Design has successively carried out scientific research activities, including the research on systems engineering techniques and methods, research on knowledge engineering methods and technology, concurrent engineering, system simulation, multidisciplinary optimization research, etc.
Space laboratory
The space laboratory of the Space Utilization system performs multiple experiments in four fields containing earth scientific observation and application, space science experiment and exploration. Until August 2013, the utilization system had fully completed the prototype phase and passed the prototype development summary and the review of the formal sample. At present, the Division of System Design has completed the compilation, countersignature and approval of the assignment book of the formal sample’s development. At the same time, all the interface data sheets have been countersigned. Currently, every payload is carrying out formal sample development and tests as scheduled, and the system joint test will be held in September this year.
Cargo spacecraft
According to the task arrangement of the application system of cargo spacecrafts, the utilization system, combined with the characteristics of the space science project, decomposes the application task of the first cargo spacecraft. Meanwhile, the system clearly defines all the activities including task analysis, design input and output, system review, technical coordination, system test and experiments to ensure its control over the design and development process. Now, it has completed the overall design of the application system, development planning report and input and output lists, and is preparing for the evaluation.
Space station
Aiming at building a national-level space laboratory, the application task of space station is trying to make a major breakthrough in science and technology. In space station engineering, a document on interface control with space station system was signed in July 2014. Now, the extravehicular project assessment is under way and the general argumentation scheme on project approval for the utilization system is under adjustment. At the same time, The System Design Laboratory is implementing science popularization education and international cooperation actively to make contribution to boosting the public’s scientific literacy.
Supporting platform
To realize space station’s full use of resources and maximum benefit, the Laboratory developed a ground operationa support system covering the full cycle of the application system. Based on the multi-task structure, the supporting system adopts system engineering approach to fully guarantee the high efficiency and high quality of the application operation progress with iterative optimization design, efficient simulation, collaborative agile control and comprehensive security work by taking the operation resource planning of the full life cycle as the main line, the simulation optimization and validation as the center, the modeling of the whole development progress as the foundation, the comprehensive repair and maintenance as the support, the multi-level progressive test and varification as the method, and the science data center as the service window to scientific research and application. Until now, the scheme design has been finished, and stepped into implementation stage steadily.
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