Document Format Description

  • The format that follows for each of the design features is:

     
    (#) Number of .   States the design feature. Most of the measurable criteria can be directly manifested in a design. For a minority of the measurable criteria the feature is not directly a technical aspect of a system but rather relates to areas requiring emphasis.
     
    Shuttle Benchmark: .   An estimate for the Shuttle program.
     
    Derivation:   A brief description of the current situation and definition.
     
    Level: 1, 2 or 3.   For a new concept a number for comparison relative to Shuttle may not be available until further definition is worked. Decision makers must try and make as many of the criteria as possible into information that is available early on in any decision making process. Ideally, all the criteria contained here would be "Level 1" information.

    1 - Usually available early in the concept development and evaluation.

    2 - Available as the concept becomes more defined.

    3 - More detailed information that is available as the design matures to a preliminary design phase.
     
    Visions of Improvement:   A description of how to improve on the criteria, what makes the criteria worse and other considerations.
     
    Target for Improvement   How the feature can be targeted or interpreted for improvement.

  • The format that follows for each of the programmatic features is:

     
    Program Feature   Definition / clarification.

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    Edgar Zapata, NASA Kennedy Space Center

    Shuttle Process Engineering Directorate, Fluid Systems Division

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