The Modeling and Simulation of Constellation Availability Based on Satellite Reliability

Abstract:

In aerospace, the design principles have transformed from the pursuit of performance to a balance among performance, costs, reliability and other aspects, and how to meet the system performance requirements under the premise of minimizing costs has become a serious problem. In this paper, the relationships between the constellation availability and the satellite reliability were modeled considering the replacement mode of the back-up satellite. A case study was presented to show the effects of the satellite reliability on constellation availability.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 522-524)
• Pages: 1215-1219
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.522-524.1215
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Shan Shan Zhou, Jian Jiao, Qiang Sun
• Keywords: Availability, Reliability, Satellite Constellation, Simulation

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