Aerospace System Integration Working Group

(ASI-WG)

Satoshi Nagano (Chair)

Mat French (Co-Chair, Communication & Membership)

Hernando Jimenez (Co-Chair, Publication)

Tony Williams (Conference)

Mission and Objectives

Mission

Promote and contribute to aerospace system integration (ASI) across the spectrum

of applications ranging from traditional systems to complex systems and systems

of systems

Objectives

1. Actively contribute to the ASI body of work

• Advancement of the state of the art,

• Contributions to established theories and practices

2. Serve the community by pursuing the development of ASI resources with

inherent value and archival merit

3. Disseminate, share, and expose AIAA members and the community at large to

the ASI body of work

4. Collaboratively engage with relevant AIAA committees whose membership

holds subject matter expertise pertinent to ASI, and foster synergistic efforts in

support of AIAA’s mission

5. Support and participate in AIAA technical activities relating to ASI

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Integration across AIAA

Integration is pervasive in aerospace engineering

• across all applications

• and is supported by fundamental skills and disciplines proper of this field

(Not surprisingly…) We find that the subject matter of ASI-WG is relevant to most if not all TCs / PCs / WGs

However…

• none are solely dedicated to integration and only a few feature emphasis on it.

• ASI-WG recognize the need to reach out to TC‟s & PC‟s whose scopes are particularly well aligned.

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Relationship with other TAC PCs and TCs

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- Aerospace Sciences

- Information Systems

- Propulsion & Energy

- Aircraft and Integration Group

- Engineering & Tech Mgmt

- Space & Missiles

- Aerospace Traffic Mgmt

- Space Exporation

- Unmanned Systems

Technical Activities

Committee (TAC)

Technical Discipline

Groups

Technology

Integration Groups

Program Committees

(PCs)

Regional Directors for

Technical Activities

ASI-WG

- Regions I - VIII

Cooperative Working Relationship

AIAA

Publications

Executive Committee

Standards

Executive

Committee

ASI-WG Products

Participation in AIAA New Event Model

AIAA New Event Model participation and organization in “Integration “ and “Discipline”

Tiers

Initially providing Panel Discussions on ASI @ ASM 2013, CASE 2013, Aviation 2014, etc

Actively developing AIAA standard, guide, handbooks, book series in coordination

with AIAA TAC TCs and PCs

Ongoing activity focused on development of AIAA ASI Guide

Future activities include:

• Guides/Handbooks for Aerospace SoS / Complex System Integration, etc

• Proposed Joint SETC and ASI-WG joint project “Journal of Systems Engineering and

Systems Integration”

• Start with Book series applicable to SE and ASI

• Require several PCs & TCs participations on wide range of SE and ASI subjects

• Currently in coordination with TAC & Publication Committee leaderships

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Participation in AIAA New Event Model

Implementation approach: „crawl – walk - run‟

• Crawl – 2013

Engage with event planning committees for ASM, Aviation, and Space

Sponsor multiple panels that showcase ASI-WG activities and provides a forum for

technical discussion around ASI

• Walk – 2014 - Alternative possible growth options

Multiple sessions mixing papers and panels

• systems integration, system-of-systems integration, complex systems, etc.

Plenary exposure

Involvement in Call-for-Papers explicitly seeking integration topics

• Run – TBD

Integration topics naturally addressed in planning

ASI-WG spotlights emergent/cutting edge issues in special sessions

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ASI-WG – Conference Agenda – “Crawl” Stage (2013)

• Initial Panel has been proposed to ASM (Jan

2013) Title: Aerospace Systems Integration – Challenges

and Opportunities in Advancing the State of the Art

Format: Panel discussion with 4-6 leaders in the

area of ASI discussing initiatives to improve the state

of the art.

• Initial engagement requested with Aviation

and Space Planning Committees

• Next Steps: (and help needed!) Refine themes and expert panelists for ASM

(including session chair)

Propose specific focus areas for ASM, AVIATION,

and SPACE

Participate in ASM, AVIATION, and SPACE planning

committees and represent ASI-WG

Themes:

• Objective: Highlight importance of addressing

ASI as part of systems implementation

• Discussion items: (initial list) Effective applications of SE processes to SE Integration

Effective application of cost and schedule management

to SE Integration

- Example : Application of Value Driven Design approach

to minimize cost

Effective application of Risk management to SE

integration

Effective New technology, Heritage, and Commercial

system to SE integration

Space systems (manned and unmanned) Integration

Aircraft system (manned and unmanned) Integration

Hardware-software integration

etc, etc

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GUIDELINE NEED• Industry need for comprehensive toolset of guidelines

and best practices

Leverages useful features of previous work

Application-agnostic

Builds upon fundamental systems engineering concepts

• Targets revolutionary complex vehicle systems

architecture

These architectures can produce counter-intuitive,

seemingly acausal behavior full of unpredictable surprises

GUIDELINE CHARTER

• Not development of new standard

• Guideline built upon current state of art

• Distributed Industry / Government / Academia work scope

• Balanced representation of impacted stakeholders

• Future revisions to capture state of art every 5-10 years

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE SCOPE BOUNDARY

PLATFORM

• Consolidated current state of the art guidelines and

best practices for systems integration :

Planning

Execution

Assessment

Management

• Guidance to apply to industry accepted practices,

tools, techniques &methods to a specific application

Limitations / Strengths of each approach

ASI Guide: G-135

G-135 Contents (Brief Outline)

Abstract

1. Introduction

Background

Scope

Purpose

Application

Intended Use

Applicable Documents

2. Vocabulary

3. Integration in Systems Engineering Models

Plan Driven Development and IID

SE “V”

Spiral

DoD

4. Challenges in Aerospace System Integration

Complex

Software Extensive

Emergent Requirements

Multi-Disciplinary

Feedback Intensive

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5. System Integration Planning

6. System Integration

Introduction

Requirements Definition

Requirements Analysis

Architecture Design

Implementation (Process)

7. System Integration Verification

8. System Integration Programmatic

Assessment

9. System Integration & Risk

10. Emerging Techniques / Other Approaches

Readiness Levels

CMMI

Appendices: System Integration Case Studies

Planning and Inputs

Execution

Substantial Concurrency

Scope: Legacy to

Revolutionary Integration

Global Supply Chain

Adaptive Interfaces /

Interactions

Physical / Functional,

Relational Structures

Modeling & Simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop

Adaptable Architectures

Assessment

Integration & Risk

Membership Information

• Mat French

317-230-2849

Mat.french@liberty.rolls-royce.com

• ASI-WG Website (initial stages):

https://info.aiaa.org/Other/ASIWG/default.aspx

• Recurring Monthly Teleconferences

Last Thursday of each Month; 12pm-1pm EST

1-866-740-1260; Access Code: 2649992

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ASI - WG Charter

• Charter Statement

The ASI-WG is a forum to promote and contribute to ASI across the spectrum of

applications ranging from traditional systems to complex systems and systems of

systems. These activities may include publications, conference organization and

participation, participation in public policy discussion and debate, and

membership solicitations partnering with AIAA technical and program committees

and the general aerospace community.

• ASI-WG is now authorized to promote/facilitate both traditional system

integration and SoS/Complex systems integration related activities as follows:

Can receive AIAA funding for the cause of ASI-WG such as for advertisement,

and cost for face-to-face meeting, and for the use of telecon/Webnar, etc.

Can establish its own Web site in AIAA Web Shared Site

Can officially advertise on AIAA media for membership solicitation

Can officially advocate the charter, missions, and activities of ASI-WG in AIAA

conferences, publications, etc

Can publish documents and papers under the ASI-WG charter stated above

Can work with other AIAA TCs, PCs and general aerospace community under

the ASI-WG charter stated above

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Relation between ASIWG and other committees

Discipline focused committees

(Discipline relies on or directly supports

aerospace systems integration)

E.g.

• Design Engineering Technical Committee

Systems Engineering Technical Committee

• Ground Testing Technical Committee

• Flight Testing Technical Committee

• Modeling and Simulation Technical

Committee

Application oriented committees

(Success/feasibility of the application is strongly reliant

on integration)

E.g.

• Air Breathing Propulsion Systems Integration

Technical Committee

• Air Transportation Systems Technical Committee

• Aircraft Design Technical Committee

• Communications Systems Technical Committee

• Information and Command and Control Systems

Technical Committee

• Intelligent Systems Technical Committee

• Space Systems Technical Committee

• Energy Optimized Aircraft and Equipment Systems

Program Committee

• Unmanned Systems Program Committee 13

ASI-WG Activities

• Publication

– Standard /Guide

– In Progress: AIAA G135, Guide for Aerospace System Integration

– Future activity: Guide for SoS/Complex Aerospace Systems Integration,

Handbook/Book, Journal of Systems Engineering and Systems Integration

• Communication

– Secretary/Website Development and Management

– Aerospace America, AIAA Daily, etc

• Conference

– Work with New Event Model particularly in “ Integration “ and “Discipline” Tiers (See

previous page)

– CASE 2012 Participation

– Aerospace Systems Integration Panel Discussion in ASM 2013 being planned

• Membership

– Membership Ad in publication : AIAA Daily, AIAA Momentum, Aerospace America and

TCs & PCs

• Long Term Goal: ASI-WG to become ASI Program or Technical Committee14

ASI-WG Conference Participation

• Closely working with the AIAA New Event Models Organizer particularly

relating to “Integration” and “Discipline” Tiers

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Tier

Aviation and

Aeronautics

Defense and

Security

Propulsion and

Energy

Science and

Technology

Space and

Astronautics

Plenary

Integration O/S O/S O/S O/S O/S

Discipline O O O O O

Relationship with other TAC PCs and TCs

Technical Activities Committee

Technical Discipline

Groups

Technology

Integration Groups

Aerospace Sciences

Information Systems

Propulsion and

Energy

Aircraft and

Integration Group

Engineering &

Technology

Management (SETC, Economics, etc )

Space and Missiles

Regional Directors for

Technical Activities

Liaisons

Program Committees (Coordinator : Mark Melanson)

( Deputy: Peter Hartwich, Satoshi

Nagano)

Region 1-VII

Exhibits,

Honor,

Standard.

Students, etc

Aerospace Traffic

Management

Space Exploration

Unmanned systems

Green Engineering

ASI-WG

Space EnvironmentsCooperative working

relationship

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Publication Standard

AIAA