4 research outputs found
Astro MBSE: model based system engineering synthesized for the Italian astronomical community
Systems Engineering requires the involvement of different engineering disciplines: Software, Electronics, Mechanics
(often nowadays together as Mechatronics), Optics etc. Systems Engineering of Astronomical Instrumentation is no
exception to this. A critical point is the handling of the different point of view introduced by these disciplines often
related to different tools and cultures. Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach can help the Systems
Engineer to always have a complete view of the full system. Moreover, in an ideal situation, all of the information
resides in the model thus allowing different views of the System without having to resort to different sources of
information, often outdated. In the real world, however, this does not happen because the different actors (Optical
Designers, Mechanical Engineers, Astronomers etc.) should adopt the same language and this is clearly, at least
nowadays and for the immediate future, close to impossible.
In the Italian Astronomical Community, we are developing methodologies and tools to share the expertise in this field
among the different projects. In this paper we present the status of this activity that aims to deliver to the community
proper tools and template to enable a uniformed use of MBSE (friendly name Astro MBSE) among different projects
(ground and space based, …). We will analyze here different software and different approaches. The target and synthesis
of this work will be a support framework for the MBSE based system Engineering activity to the Italian Astronomical
Community (INAF)
Astro MBSE: overview on requirement management approaches for astronomical instrumentation
Systems Engineering requires the involvement of different engineering disciplines: Software, Electronics, Mechanics
(often nowadays together as Mechatronics), Optics etc. Astronomical Instrumentation is no exception to this. A critical
point is the handling of the requirements, their tracing, flow down and the interaction with stakeholders (flow up) and
subsystems (flow down) in order to have traceable and methodical evolution and management.
In the Italian Astronomical Community, we are developing methodologies and tools to share the expertise in this field
among the different projects. In this paper we will focus on the requirement management approach among different
projects (ground and space based, …). The target and synthesis of tis work will be a support framework for the
Requirement management of the Italian Astronomical Community (INAF) projects
Be social, be agile: team engagement with Redmine
System engineering and project-team management are essential tools to ensure the project success and the
Redmine is a valuable platform for the work organization and for a system engineered approach. We review in
this work the management needs related to our project, and suggest the possibility that they fit to many research
activities with a similar scenario: small team, technical difficulties (or unknowns), intense activity sprints and
long pauses due to external schedule management, a large degree of shared leadership. We will then present
our implementation with the Redmine, showing that the use of the platform resulted in a strong engagement
and commitment of the team. The explicit goal of this work is also to rise, at least internally, the awareness
about team needs and available organizational tools and methods; and to highlight a shareable approach to team management and small scale system engineering
MORFEO enters final design phase
MORFEO (Multi-conjugate adaptive Optics Relay For ELT Observations, formerly
MAORY), the MCAO system for the ELT, will provide diffraction-limited optical
quality to the large field camera MICADO. MORFEO has officially passed the
Preliminary Design Review and it is entering the final design phase. We present
the current status of the project, with a focus on the adaptive optics system
aspects and expected milestones during the next project phase