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A Quantitative Methodology for Identifying Evolvable Space Systems
A Quantitative Methodology for Identifying Evolvable Space Systems
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Christian, John A., III
Olds, John R.
Olds, John R.
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Abstract
With the growing emphasis on spiral development, a system’s ability to evolve is
becoming increasingly critical. This is especially true in systems designed for the exploration
of space. While returning to the Moon is widely regarded as the next step in space
exploration, our journey does not end there. Therefore, the technologies, vehicles, and
systems created for near-term lunar missions should be selected and designed with the
future in mind. Intelligently selecting evolvable systems requires a method for quantitatively
measuring evolvability and a procedure for comparing these measurements. This paper
provides a brief discussion of a quantitative methodology for evaluating space system
evolvability and an in-depth application of this methodology to an example case study.
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2005-01
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