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Strategic Road maps for Exploration and Sciences Technologies in Thales Alenia Space in view of Horizone 2020-Thales Alenia Space ad Aerospace and Defence Meetings 2013-Turin
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TAS-I - Domain Exploration and Science
Technological road maps
May 2013
Technological road maps based on STEPS and STEPS 2
developments
International Scenario (GER 2.0)
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International Scenario (GER 2.0)
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Aerospace Platform and STEPS Project
UAV Systems for civil land monitoring (SMAT F1)
European Regional Development Funds
Synergies between the Piedmont Aerospace District andthe European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)2007-2013 enabled Regione Piemonte to design andfund the initiative “Piattaforma Aerospazio”for accelerating the innovation of aerospace technologywithin the Region and reassuring its worldwideexcellence
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4 System Primes, SMEs, Academies and Research Centers
market opportunity
monitoring (SMAT F1)
Mac
ro-p
roje
cts
Systems & technologies for Space Exploration (STEPS)
Green Aeronautical Engine technologies (GREAT 2020)
STEPS Conceptual Approach
Fault DiagnosticsInfrastructures
Vision and Terrain Reconnaissance
Navigation andGuidance
Man-machine Interfaces
Virtual RealityConcurrent/Collaborative
Design
Multidisciplinary Optimization
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Environmental Control
Pressurized Structures
Rigid and Inflatable
Structures Energy Management
Landing/Ascent Vehicles
Aerothermodynamics
Locomotion and Mechanisms
STEPS Technology Domains
� Thales Alenia Space coordinated the overall project that involved Politecnico di Torino, Università di Torino, Università del Piemonte Orientale, ALTEC and 22 SMEs based in the region.
� The 3-year reaserch activities focus on the following space exploration enabling technologies:
• Entry Descent & Landing and Surface Navigation• Surface Mobility, Rendez-vous & Docking (RVD)
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• Surface Mobility, Rendez-vous & Docking (RVD)• Protection from Planetary Environment• Inflatable Structures and Multifunctional Smart Skin• Landing Legs and Shock Absorbers• Thermal Protection and Aerothermodynamics• Energy Management and Regenerative Fuel Cells• Health Management System (HMS) and Composite Structures Modelling• Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)• Virtual Reality and Collaborative Engineering
PRODE (Pressurized ROver Demonstrator)�Scale 1:2 vs Flight Model�Mass 1.5 vs 8 Tons�Speed 5 vs 15 Km/hr
Rover and Lander Demonstrators on MMTS
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PLADE (Planetary LAnder Demonstrator)�Scale 1:1 vs Flight Model�Mass 0.5 vs 3 Tons
STEPS 2The idea is to continue the technological development in selected areas with the objective to pass from a TRL 3 to 5/6 in order to be ready for possible in-orbit validations in the short-medium termIn particular the technologies of STEPS have been screened using the following criteria: quality of the results, effectiveness of the involved partnerships, opportunities to have in-orbit validation in short/medium time frame, strategic values for their application in future space projects and maximum utilization of the infrastructures andlaboratories developed in STEPS
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laboratories developed in STEPS
STEPS 2 started in January 2013 and will last two years including design of target flight hardware, development of a ground prototype and functional testingIn the next days a DRR will approve the design and authorize the development of the test article for the validation of the technological solutions
STEPS 2 Technologies
� Precision Landing� Surface Navigation� Smart Skin� Landing Legs� Regenerative Fuel Cells� RVD & Mechanisms� Inflatable and Environmental Protection� Ablative/aerothermodynamics
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� Ablative/aerothermodynamics� Health Management Systems/ Ultralight
Structures
‘Health’ Evolution
CRACK GROWTH MONITORING
UNDER FATIGUE LOADING
FAILUREEARLY WARNING
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING DEMO (BS SIT R&D 2010)
Roadmap Legend
Activities performed in the past
Activities currently funded
Future activites with funds to be allocated
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Future activites with funds to be allocated
1, 3 Indicates who was/is the contributor (refer to “past and ongoing project and budget”)
Descent & Landing Technologies RoadmapTechnical and business motivation:
Objective: Guidance, navigation and control for trajector y and attitude management for a precisionlanding on a celestial body (i.e. Mars, asteroids, Moon). Na vigation supported by Vision and Imageprocessing to improve the precision in identifying and trac king specific targets on the terrain.Algorithms developed and validated in an EDL E2E simulator ( model of the system and the units,model of the environment) and in a representative terrain fa cility (VNTF).Advanced navigation sensors are required to achieve the per formance and precision required: e.g.Cameras, LIDAR, RadarAltimeter…Specific Guidance and control techniques are required to ta ke under control and steer thetrajectory during the entry phase in order to improve the pos ition of the spacecraft at thebeginning of the parachute phase. An active control is also r equired to minimize the dispersioneffects on the trajectory during the parachute phase by mean s of a steerable parachute
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: EDL algorithms for Exomars, Vision based navigation developed in STEPS (TRL 3), simulation environment and testing area Academy and SMEs: PoliTO, PoliMI, …P
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sion Post EXOMARS prep.: Phobos Sample Return / Mars Net work / Mars Precision Lander
Future Robotic Exploration Missions: MARS Sample Re turn
Exomars 2016, 2018
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Academy and SMEs: PoliTO, PoliMI, …End-user and other stakeholders: ESA, ASI, EC
ValidationSet-up for Exploitation
DemonstrationValidation
verification & validation facilities
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
ESA : SAGE, VISNAV, CAIMAN => 1710 K€PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 =>1315 K€TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
Technologies for precision Landing (GNC data fusion and hazard avoidance+ Vision)
Tec
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ility Entry, Deceleration and Descent
Precision Landing
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Following proposed steps:• Enhanced Test Facility (MREP) 400 K€• Vision based Navigation, Guidance and Control
validation (MREP-TRP) 2.5 M€
1
2
3Algorithms
Development
1,2,3
1,2,3
2and Sim. Dev.
UpgradingTayloring to specificmission needs
TRL 3/4
Surface Navigation Roadmap synthesisTechnical and business motivation:
Robotics Surface exploration and Multi-rover formation co ntrol requires a great deal of autonomyfor environment interaction: Hazard detection, viable pat h identification and planning, optimizationof on-board and fleet resourcesAutonomous Rover Localization & Navigation: to determine t he terrain morphology and identify theon-ground positionHazard mapping & guidance functions: to identify the critic al situations and harazdous conditionsand to generate the path for the rover motionTest Benchfor Robotic Autonomy platform implemented inclu ding new sensors (LIDAR,OmniCamera, Time of flight Camera) to enhance navigation pe rformance
development and test of innovative GNC systems tail ored for mobile robots Navigation, based on stereo vision (developed in th e internal R&D and STEPS)Visual odometry, to improve the localization accura cySLAM Module: Estimation of 6D rover pose with pose correction based on landmarks
ROver eXploration facilitY (ROXY)
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: Rover GMC, Advanced SW framework, Localization and path planning algorithms, Robotic Test Bench, Rover simulator (ROSEX for Exomars), STEPS Press. Rover (TRL 2-4)
Pro
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Exomars 2018
Post EXOMARS prep.: Phobos Sample Return / Mars Net work / Mars Precision Lander
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Academy and SMEs: PoliTO, UnivGenova, Zona, End-user and other stakeholders: ESA, EC
Advanced Mobility
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
ESA : (Sample Fetching Rover), (XROB), (EUROBOT),VISNAV => 435K€PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 =>1090K€
TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
Autonomous GNC
Tec
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Pro
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Future Robotic Exploration Missions
Cap
abili
ty Rob/telerob. Surface Operations
Integration in ATB…
Test in closed loop
Test Integration in ATB… Test in closed loop
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Manned Surface Operations
Pressurised rovers
Test Integration in ATB…
Test in closed loop
Following proposed steps:Autonomous . GNC :(GSTP-TRP 1-2M€ each):GNC based on innovative Sensors; Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM);Continuous Navigation;Robot Cooperation;Mission and Action Planning;Object Recognition / Target TrackingADV Mobility: studies on specific features (TRP)Pressurised Rover: Assesement of requirements from future Human surface missions (TRP)H2020 complement for specific area (e.g. collaborative rover and mechanism, andvanced SLAM techniques, etc)
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characterization
characterization
1,2,3
1,2,3
2
Rover Expl Facil
Test2,3
1,2,3
2,3
Facility upgrading/adaptation
Future Human surface mission studies
specific features
TRL 3/4
Multifunctional advanced thermal control RoadmapTechnical and business motivation:
Active thermal control is a key element in spacecra fts design which can significantly impact the architecture and performances of the system. Th e aim to optimize the system design it is essential to define new thermal control architectur es and technologies capable of integration several functions maintaining the highest level of flexibility. This would have direct impacts on weights volumes, design constrain and consequently costs reductions. The proposed approach intends to develop modular mu ltifunctional panels composed by a thermo-structural component (i.e. the multifunction al panel) and a flexible electronic layer (i.e the smart skin). The multifunctional panel will inc lude not only mechanical and thermal passive functions but also energy production and storage ca pability, electromechanical elements e.g. for AOCS, etc. Thermo-mechanical aspects were alrea dy investigated in past R&D projects (MULFUN, Advanced BreadBoard, STEPS, ROV-E).The flexible electronic layer (i.e. smart skin) wil l embed thermal monitoring and heating capabilities, health monitoring functions and contr ol electronics with integrated power control and harness routing. Team & State-of-the-art:
TAS-I: TCS Smart Skin (TRL5); Multifunctional Panel Breadboards (TRL3-4); Technological Engineering Area for experiments and equipment development and testing is available
Pro
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Enabling Technologies for Exploration Missions (pos t Exomars, MSR preparation,…)
Transportation Service and Orbiting Infrastructures
Science, Earth Observation, Telecommunication, Navi gation
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testing is availableAcademy and SMEs: various SME, IIT@PoliTo, Tecnalia (E), VTT (FI)End-user and other stakeholders: Any new spacecraft development (either scientific or commercial) can use this development ( Satellites & Infrastructure)
Tec
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
TCS Smart skin validation
Smart Skin
Advanced Thermal Control
Electronic tech. enhancement
Advanced functionalities Smart-skin validation (HMS and P/L control)
Product implementation
Science, Earth Observation, Telecommunication, Navi gation
Modular Multifunctional Panel
Advanced Thermo-Structural Panel
Development of a Modular Thermo-Structural Panel
with Integrated Smart Skin
Integrated Multifunctional System management
Product implementation
TRL 5
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
EC : (MULFUN), ROV-E =>405 K€
PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 =>393K€
TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
1
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3
Following proposed steps:• AMALIA for the on-orbit Smart Skin validation• GSTP - Development of Modular Multifunctional Structural
Panel Prototype (450 k€)• H2020 c0mplementary activities for specific development of
modular TM panels and advanced functionalities
1, 2
2, 3 1, 2, 3
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Landing Leg RoadmapTechnical and business motivation:
The spacecraft landing, ground to deliver a rover and crew safety/egress bring to a need of a soft landing. Landing Legs assure the conditions for a c ontrolled landing for manned or unmanned spacecraft mission.Landing Legs are tailored to a soft landing and can act in a passive or active mode. The objective of development of an active leg system for impact abso rption is based on the purpose of being the system adjustable after landing. Active system can lead to the possibility of copying with terrain roughness and slopes.TAS-I active system is identified as Active Shock A bsorber (ASA), a key technology for enabling future missions on-soil explorations.ASA is a leading technology for Lander and Rover mi ssions (i.e. landing gear reutilization, hopping mobility exploitation, reduction of terrain roughne ss induced vibrations, motion energy reduction, re-alignment of spacecraft e.g. for return capsule lau nch, etc). ASA shock absorbers technologies is based on electr omagnetic actuators.ASA: works in a bidirectional way; acts as a damper , assuring a safe mode landing; is utilized as attitude adjuster , after landing; provides walking capability (if needed being a feature considered i n the definition of leg kinematics).Potential ASA advantage is harvesting of energy in the process of vibration reduction.
Team & State -of -the-art:
Pro
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Team & State -of -the-art:TAS-I: Active Shock absorber breadboard and test bench (TRL3)Academy and SMEs: PoliTo - LIM
Tec
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Pro
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Lunar Lander, Lunar Polar Sample Return and Mars Mi ssions
Cap
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Safe and Precision Soft Landing
Robotic surface operations and Human Surface Habita bility and Operations
ValidationActive Shock Absorber
Landing Leg
Prototype DesignValidation Exploitation on Exploration Missions
Test bench devel.
Deploying mechanismsValidation
Dev.
Dev.
TRL 5-6Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
ASI : (AMALIA)PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 => 740 K€TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
1
2
3
Following proposed steps:• the target demonstration mission is AMALIA. The
mission would represent the on-orbit demonstration case to reach a technology qualification for implementation on future Exploration Missions
Exploitation on Exploration Missions
Validation
2, 3
2, 3
2
2, 3
Energy Management Roadmap
Technical and business motivation:Objective: Future planetary exploration will requir e advanced energy storage technologies in order to provide higher power and higher storage de nsities than secondary chemical batteries. The Energy density for the current batteries is in the order of 150/180 Whr/Kg and with the next battery technology could increase up to 250 Whr/Kg. Innovative energy storage technologies and systems should provide energy densities above 4 00 Wh/kg for target power systems of up to 8 kW (required for a Pressurized Lunar Rover app lication). The Reversible solution under development is based on the Alkaline technology.Interest: Enables the management of energy for surf ace planetary exploration that today cannot be satisfied by Secondary batteries
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: TRL 4 Technological Engineering Area for experiments and equipment development and testing is available. A demonstrator is available and under testing (a preliminary test with 2 kW of output was P
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ISS Exploitation
Lunar lander & Lunar Polar S. Return
Enabling Technologies for Exploration Missions (pos t Exomars, MSR preparation,…)
ISS for Techno Demos and European Contribution to Human Explor
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testing (a preliminary test with 2 kW of output was performed with success)Academy and SMEs: H2-Nitidor, Hysytech, Politecnico di Torino. End-user and other stakeholders: Primary use for Space Exploration but future applications on scientific or even commercial satellites possibleTest
benchRecirculation
testEnhancement
to 0g
System design and AIT
Environmental test
Reversible fuel cell system (1 stack)
Regenerative fuel cell (2 stack)
Tec
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Pro
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l/ C
apab
ility
High density energy storage
High efficiency Micro-g fluid management
TRL 4
TRL 6
TRL 6TRL 5
Environmental test
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Enabling Technologies for Exploration Missions (pos t Exomars, MSR preparation,…)
Flight model for On-Orbit demo
Set-up for to Expl. mission
Flight model for On-Orbit demo
Set-up for to Expl. mission
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 => 1 M€
TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
Following proposed steps:• Proposed at ESA call for ideas for IOD of a single
stack reversible fuel cell with a budget of 15 M€ and 3 year development schedule
• Dedicated GSTP • H2020 complement for specific development
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1, 2
1, 2
1, 2
Inflatable Structures RoadmapTechnical and business motivation:
Objectives (manned): increase the on-orbit habitabl e volumes (up to 5 times increase wrt current metallic modules) in spite of a launch highly packa ged & mass effective configuration exploiting existing or next generation launchers. Application envisaged for Orbiting Infrastructures, Planetary Transfer, Surface Habitats on Moon & Mars (includin g pressurized cabin for manned rovers). The safety standard & functionality of rigid modules ar e maintained through a multi-layering solution for the inflatable shell including: sensorized inte rnal barrier, air containment bladder, pressure containment restraint, MMOD (micro-meteoroids & orb ital debris) & MLI (multi-layer insulation).Objectives (unmanned): increase the capability to d eploy on-orbit extremely large structures in spite of a high packaging and lightness at launch. The typical application is envisaged for inflatable radiators (huge surface available to reject heat in space), solar arrays equipped with flexible solar cells, inflatable booms for solar sails and SAR ant enna deployment, inflatable heat shields and airbags in EDLS, capture mechanisms for retrieval o f sample containers, orbiting debris, etc.
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: Design, Mfg & Testing of scaled breadboard for manned inflatable modules and unmanned capture mechanisms (TRL 2-4)Academy and SMEs: PoliTO; Sistemi Compositi; P
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Human Exploration
Enabling Technologies Preparation for Future Roboti cs Exploration Missions
Option for 2022 Mission: Mars Sample Return
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Academy and SMEs: PoliTO; Sistemi Compositi; CISAS; ALTA; AerosekurEnd-user and other stakeholders: Bigelow major competitor in US for manned modules
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
ESA : ( IMOD, IHAB, FLEXWIN, ICM)
ASI : (FLECS)
TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 =>1475K€
Tec
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Pro
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CAB & Inflatable Greenhouse
Cap
abili
ty Sustainable Human Orbiting, Cruise & Surface Habita bility/Ops
Entry Deceleration & Descent (Aero-braking, Heat Sh ielding)
Soft Landing (Airbags)
Large Orbital Deployable/Inflatable/Rigidizable Stru ctures (e.g. radiators, solar arrays, booms)
Unmanned Inflatable Applications
Inflatable Habitable ModulesTRL 4-5 TRL 6-7
Full Scale Module Prototype On-orbit Demo
Full Scale Adaptation for Exploration Missions
On-orbit Rigidization by UV
curing
TRL 2-3
Full scale development of Inflatable Structures for Aerobraking, Heat Shielding, Airbags, Large Deployable Structures TRL 4
3,41, 2, 3,4
3
Scaled Module Prototype Development
Inf Capture
Mech1
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4
Following proposed steps:• On orbit demostration (IOD proposal issued 50 M)
of inflatable manned module at ISS• Techno studies for Inflatable elements development
(GSTP, TRP, etc)20142013 20192018201720162015 20212020 2022
TRL 6
4
RVD & Capture Roadmap
Technical and business motivation:The creation of space infrastructure (e.g. for plan etary exploration or debris removal) requires the capability of performing complex operations int erfacing with other spacecrafts. The control of such operations is implemented by means of mecha nisms and robots wich require both system capabilities and new sensors and actuators t echnologies. Rendezvous and Docking capability is extremely important for planets explo ration missions, orbital RVD connections (e.g. satellite-to-satellite or spacecrafts to the International Space Station) and payload handling capability and ADR.
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: Engineering Technological Area for experiments and equipment development and testing TASI: algorithms for RVD model predictive control and optimizations (TRL 2-3)
Pro
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Space Tugs
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optimizations (TRL 2-3)Academy and SMEs: PoliTO, various local SME
Tec
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Cap
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RdV and Docking with collaborative target
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
MIUR : SAPERE - STRONG=> 200 K€PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 => 1040 K€TAS-I Int R&D => Included in ESA : DELIAN => 30 K€
1
2
3
Following proposed steps:• GNC dev. & validation: 2 M€ (GSTP, H2020 , Clean
Space,ADR,SSA)• Mechanism: 3 M€ (GSTP, H2020, Clean Space,ADR,
SSA)
1,2Algorithms for GNC
prototype
GNC for RVD-capture on Space Tug/ADR
RvD engineering Technological area
TRL 5
GNC upgrade & SoftwareTailoring for
specific mission
Mechanism Breadboard
Mechanism for RVD/ADR on Space Tug
Qualification
RVD development for Post-EXM Exploration missions
GNC Validation
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1,3
2,34
4
Technical and business motivation:A critical element of entry vehicles is the selecti on of high performance and cost effective solutions for Thermal protection of the external la yer of the structure. Ablative materials allows the thermal insulation by phase change and mass los s. Specific materials exists for low energy applications or medium-high energy application.The multi-physics behavior of a vehicle body with a thermal shield and complex flight-dynamics requires the development of sophisticated analysis and simulation tools which can be combined with algorithms for the multi-disciplin ary optimization of the system architecture.
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: TRL4 Medium-High Heat fluxes Ablative material (6 MW/m2 test performed with success); TRL3 Low Heat fluxes Ablative material (thermal ablative characerization)Academy and Industrial Partners: Uni La Sapienza, CIRA and DLR (High Heat Flux Ablative material); PoliTO, UniTO -NIS, FN
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Surface Ascent and Return (Robotic / Human)
Entry, Deceleration and Descent (Earth, targets)
Enabling Technologies for Exploration Missions (Mar co Polo - R, post Exomars, MSR preparation,…)
Entry demos and pre-operational (IXV Evo – PRIDE)
Hypersonic Transportation & Crew Commercial Vehicl es
Atmosphere Entry technologies Roadmap
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DLR (High Heat Flux Ablative material); PoliTO, UniTO -NIS, FN S.p.A. (Low Heat Fluxes Ablative; Exemplar and Optimad (SMEs)End-user and other stakeholders: ESA, ASI, MoD
Tec
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Tile Manufacturing & Verification
Heat shield Integration& Test
Lightweight Ablative Material for Low Heat fluxes
Ablative Material for Medium-High Heat fluxes
Aerogel Insulation
Material Charact.
Tile Manufacturing & PWT test
Tile array verification
Multi-physics Optimization methodologies for Aerothermodynamics
Integrated Engineering Simulation Environments
Aeroshape optimization
Full N-S CFD code
High altitude DSMC aerotd.
Exploitation
Heat shield Integration for in-orbit demonstration Exploitation
Performance Evaluation and Validation In-orbit demonstrationManufacturing
Processes Qualif. Exploitation
High Performance ComputingTherm.Fluid.Chem. Modeling
Airframe/Propulsion System Simulator
Entry Vehicles Flight Dynamics Simulator
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
ESA : Expert and IXV, (CSTS, Medium-High Flux Ablative material)EC : (Sacomar: EC, thermo-chemical models for Mars Expl.);Aersus (EC, Aerogel Insulation, 132 K€)PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 =>1015 K€ (Low-Heat Flux Ablative material and Multi-physics Aerothermodynamics)TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
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Following proposed steps:for both High and Low Energy ablative TPS solutions:• Completion of Material Qualification in a Relevant Environment
(e.g. thermal-vacuum, Off-gassing) and Tile array/Heat shield sub-assy PWT validation (about 700-1000 k€)
• Multi-physics Optimization for Aerothermodynamics Design/Simulation Tools validation (e.g. Expert and IXV Post-flight Analysis Level2, about 500k€)
• Atmosphere Entry Technologies in-orbit demonstration in relevant operational environment (Marco Polo and PRIDE mission) (about 2,5 M€ for HW design/MAIT/Post-flight Analysis)
• IOD/GSTP/H2020
2, 3
1
3, 4
2, 4
1, 3, 4
4
TRL 4TRL 4
Advanced structures and Health Management Roadmap
Technical and business motivation:HMS technology is aimed at embedding, into space in frastructures and reusable vehicles, ‘self inspection’ functions for generating real time heal th diagnostics (anomalies, ageing, integrity) and raising early prognosis about actual residual s trength and/or lifetime capability of fulfilling the mission without replacement ad/or maintenance s ervicing.The objective is to develop a structure embedded He alth Monitoring System which is based on ultrasound piezo polymeric sensors/actuators techno logy and which integrates both passive detection of impacts and automatic integrity inspec tion functions
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: Design and Integration of HMS proprietary breadboard is in progress. TRL 4 has been achieved on specific components (sensors and algorithms) for composite structures HMSP
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Post Exomars Prepar.: Options for 2022 Mission & En abling Technologies preparation for future Robotic Exploration Missions
Launchers and Transportation services (including se rvices to orbiting infrastructures and Human Transportation for Exploration, e.g. MPCV)
PRIDE and IXV operational evolution
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Academy and industrial partners: UniRoma (reusable TPS); AAC (Impact detection Diagnostics); UniFirenze (Diagnostics SW); CIRA (HMS Lab); CNR (Ultrasound Comformable Sensors); IIT@PoliTo (Piezo-polymeric Sensors)End-user and other stakeholders: Boeing has been developing HMS for aeronautics and space applications since late 90s. TAS-I and Boeing collaborated in the frame of OFFSET programme.
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Sustainable Surface Habitability
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Set-up for Exploitation
Reusable TPS impact detection sensors
HMS Breadboard for reusable TPS
Exploitation
HMS for Reusable Hot structures and TPS (< 1 MW/m2)
Health management system for composite tanks and structures
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PRIDE and IXV operational evolution
Human Cruise
On-board NDI techniques
Flight Demonstration
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Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
MoD: (OFFSET)ESA: (FLPP1 HMS study)ASI : ASA2 => 1300K€EC: THOR => 500K€PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2 => 912 K€TAS-I Int R&D => Included in
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Following proposed steps:�Two IOD proposals for PRIDE (reusable TPS) and ISS exploitation (impact detection on modules) are identified and submitted to ESA•H2020 complement for specific development
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DEVICE RoadmapTechnical and business motivation:
Objective: Study, Prototype and Validate a so called DEVICE architecture of infrastructure andrelated process, able to support design activities during p roject phases A-B-C/D, so to: ImproveOnline/Offline Collaboration; Enable MBSE: have more mode ls, less documents; Have a commonbaseline, machine-interpretable; Have more time for engin eering, less time for searching; Enablethe SE Vision 2020 of INCOSE.Obtain a stable DEVICE versions increments trough a Spiral l ife cycle allowing: System Modeldefinition (driven by ESA); Functional and Physical Design integration; Simulation integration andMDO; Asynchronous and distributed support process; Correl ated 2D formal notation and 3D hi-fidelity visualization; 4D (3D + t) manual procedures execu tion support in a hi-fidelity SyntheticEnvironment in both VR and AR; Be as much as possible COTS inde pendent; No changes incurrent tools and methods for the single discipline, but “ad apters” of tools to the centralized dataand improvement in the process; Historical data capture/re trieval.
Team & State-of-the-art:TAS-I: DESI/ENG Disciplines, CC-AIT, ISTAS, THALESP
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TAS, THALESAcademy and SMEs: PoliTO, UniTO, Blue Eng…End-user and other stakeholders: Space Agencies, EC
Validation
Demonstration
DEVICE & SYSTEM DATA MODEL
Past and On-going projects and budget(concluded projects in brackets)
EU/VR: (VIEW, MANUVAR), CROSSDRIVE: ~2 M €EU/CE: USE-IT-WISELY: ~0.9 M €ESA : MATED, (CEMAT, VSD): ~2 M €ASI: (CEF&DBTE): 1.2 M €PAD : (STEPS), STEPS2: ~2 M€MIUR: STRONG: ~0,3 M€IDoD: MASTER: ~0,3 M€TAS-I Int R&D => Included in 1,2,4,5,6
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022Following proposed steps:• Enhanced Tools (SW, AR device: Investment) 0,4 M€• Demonstration on real project (GSTP6) 2.0 M€
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Yearly increments/ Interaction trough innovative de vices
Yearly increments/ Updating-optimising
Yearly increments/ Updating-optimising
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Conclusions & Perspectives• The Space Exploration global road maps are asking for enabling
capabilities based on advanced technologies
• STEPS projects has been carried-out to start the development of a group of these technologies considered strategic for TAS and the other Piedmont Aerospace District actors
• Now a second phase called STEPS 2 is in progress with promising
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• Now a second phase called STEPS 2 is in progress with promising results in order to reach a TRL 5/6 for a selected number of technologies having possible application in short-medium term
• For these technologies the next logical step would be an in-orbit (or on-planet) demonstration through the Space Agencies, National and European research projects or other commercial initiatives
• National and European support is essential to reach this objective