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Speaker: Kim Nergaard, ESA

Presentation: Kim Neergaard-Concurrent_Design_Presentation

Concurrent Design is used in the early phases of space system projects ranging from component design to full multi-spacecraft projects. Such systems are typically complex and require collaboration between experts in a large range of technical and programmatic disciplines, including celestial mechanics experts, subsystem engineers, operations engineers, and cost experts. ESA has carried out systems engineering tasks using concurrent design since the late 90’s, and this using method as a means of evaluating and preparing missions for future implementation as gained momentum ever since. Concurrent Design is now used for the majority of ESA missions, ranging from small in-orbit demonstration missions (IOD) to large interplanetary exploration missions.

The main centre for such activities is the ESA Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) in ESTEC, but there are facilities at other ESA establishments (such as ESOC) that interface with the main CDF, allowing experts from all over Europe to collaborate directly from their locations.

This presentation aims to describe how systems engineering using concurrent design is implemented in ESA

Kim Nergaard, ESA

Head of the Future Studies Section at ESA.

Manager of a team of Spacecraft Systems Engineers specialising in Mission Operations. Responsible

for definition of operations concepts for future satellite projects and identification and investigation of

new concepts and technologies for missions in the horizon.

Specialties

European Space Strategy, Mission Operations Concepts and Technologies, Spacecraft Simulations,

Computer Science. Project and Team Management

Experience

Head of the Future Studies Section at European Space Agency

January 2001 – Present (9 years 5 months)

Software Engineer at European Space Agency

March 1993 – January 2001 (7 years 11 months)

Young Graduate Trainee at European Space Agency

January 1992 – March 1993 (1 year 3 months)

Young Graduate Trainee in the Simulations Section. Based on previous models (primarily the ERS

Simulator) I developed the Position and Environment Model (PEM) for spacecraft simulators.

Education

Universitetet i Oslo

1985 – 1991

Speaker: Even Engebakken, Volvo Aero Norge

Presentation: Even Engebakken-KSEE Presentation

In a design process a system architect utilizes system modeling and analysis to validate assumptions, increase understanding, synchronize views, and support decisions. To obtain information the architect spends a lot of time communicating with stakeholders in both formal and informal settings.

To assist this activity models are sometimes created and used with the intention to focus and accelerate discussions. The master project paper attempts to identify factors that increase a model’s ability to assist communication by analyzing a collection of visualizations used at Volvo Aero Norge AS. The presentation will introduce some of the models used; their impact and what factors had the greatest impact on model success.

About Even Engebakken

Even Engebakken received his BSc in Mechatronics from Buskerud University College in 2006 and in 2010 he received his MSc in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is currently employed as a Systems Engineer in the R&D Department at Volvo Aero Norge AS and is involved in production line design projects and factory layout.

Speaker:     Barbara W.Eiken, FMC Technologies

Presentation: Barbara Eiken-FMC- RMM presentation for KSSE

FMC Technologies is a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry. Designing, manufacturing and servicing technologically sophisticated systems and products (for FMC Technologies these are subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions, and marine loading systems) requires an in-depth knowledge and systematic overview over all external and internal requirements.
We will present our approach to management of the requirements at the different levels of our systems, the challenges we have been facing throughout the implementation and our planned way forward enhancing focus on the relationship between requirements, being basis for configuration of system solutions and standardization.

Speaker:  Thor Hukkelås, Kongsberg Maritime

Presentation: Thor Hukkelås-Productification K-Master

Abstract:

Kongsberg Maritime started in the autumn 2008 a feasibility study for a new operator workstation for aft bridge of Offshore Support Vessels (OSV). This experimentation and early prototyping phase ended with the decision to start a product development project, leading up to K-Master. The project started in January 2009 and was from the beginning divided into two main phases, – a prototype development phase and a following productification phase. After a few months of intensive work we reached the first milestone with a very successful market launch at the Norshipping exhibition early June 2009. K-Master got a lot of international attention and was rewarded “Excellent Design Brand” by the Norwegian Design Council in March this year. The productification phase is still going on and will have it’s first main milestone reached in August where the first Factory Acceptance Test will take place.

I served as Project Manager of the K-Master project during 2009. In the presentation, I will share with you some of the experiences gained during the development of this “piece of art” which I see K-Master as today. There are quite a few pitfalls and tumble stones along the road from idea to a final product ready to be launched to the market, but it is a very exiting and rewarding trip.

Speaker:  Gerrit Muller, Hibu

Presentation: Gerrit Muller- Balancing Act Of Productification

Many companies struggle how to benefit from similarities between projects, systems or products. We see that project oriented companies try to benefit from similarities by creating products that perform often used functions. Companies delivering catalogue products try to benefit from similarities between products by standardizing components or platforms internally. In practice all these attempts are only partially successful; practice turns out to be more difficult than theory.
We will illustrate the balancing act with examples from Health Care.