ENVISAT-1 Satellite: System Aspects of Thermal Analysis and Modelling 951704
The European Polar Platform is a remote sensing satellite with the primary objective in the ENVISAT-1 Payload configuration to monitor and study the earth and its environment. The platform thermal design is passive, assisted by heaters. The ENVISAT-1 Payload consists of several instruments which are responsible for their own thermal control and are required to be thermally decoupled from the platform.
ENVISAT-1 platform thermal analyses are performed at various levels:
system
module
instrument
unit/subassembly
The paper describes a typical system thermal analysis campaign in terms of:
Specific aspects of the system analyses are discussed e.g. complexity of system model which is an assembly of several models established by different companies. Major issues/problem areas and achievements related to the system analysis campaign supporting the ENVISAT-1 PDR are also presented. Finally the verification approach is outlined with particular emphasis on the thermal analysis aspects.
Citation: Dolce, S., Argles, P., and Manns, M., "ENVISAT-1 Satellite: System Aspects of Thermal Analysis and Modelling," SAE Technical Paper 951704, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951704. Download Citation
Author(s):
S. Dolce, P. Argles, M. Manns
Pages: 11
Event:
International Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Mathematical models
Remote sensing
Satellites
Assembling
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