Twenty years of systems engineering on the Cassini-Huygens Mission

Over the past twenty years, the Cassini-Huygens Mission has successfully utilized systems engineering to develop and execute a challenging prime mission and two mission extensions. Systems engineering was not only essential in designing the mission, but as knowledge of the system was gained during c...

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Main Author: Manor-Chapman, E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Planning
Probes
Saturn
Space vehicles
Systems engineering and theory
Wheels
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Summary:Over the past twenty years, the Cassini-Huygens Mission has successfully utilized systems engineering to develop and execute a challenging prime mission and two mission extensions. Systems engineering was not only essential in designing the mission, but as knowledge of the system was gained during cruise and science operations, it was critical in evolving operational strategies and processes. This paper discusses systems engineering successes, challenges, and lessons learned on the Cassini-Huygens Mission gathered from a thorough study of mission plans and developed scenarios, and interviews with key project leaders across its twenty-year history.
ISSN:1095-323X
2996-2358
DOI:10.1109/AERO.2013.6496925