Tenders Are Invited For Military Research And Technology

Contract Notice Military Research And TechnologyFcg 017 Satellite And Mission SimulatorDescription Military Research And Technology On Behalf Of Army Hq Defence Equipment And Support Is Seeking To Procure A Modular Event Driven Fully Data Representative Satellite Simulator For Use In Design Development Integration Test And Operation Of Space Segment Assets This Will Be Used In Support Of The Artemis Mission Artsim As The Baseline Deliverable Will Provide A Set Of Generic Default Satellite Configurations Which Can Be Used For The Analysis Of A Range Of Mission Operations And Capability Objectives The System Must Take A Flexible Distributed Architecture Approach Providing For A Range Of Spacecraft Components To Be Simulated To A Level Of Fidelity Which Can Be Determined By The Team Utilising The Tool The System Shall Utilise High Quality Gui And Animations To Visualise Satellite And Orbit Configurations Mod Require The Capability To Deploy Artsim As A Stand Alone Software Process Running On A Single Machine Or As A Vm Deployed On A Hypervisor Or As A Cloud Based Application Running In A Container Simulation Of The Satellite Systems Subsystems And Interfaces In Both Real Time And Simulated Time Will Provide An Operationally Ready Capability Which Is Able To Represent As Simulation Instances A Range Of Satellite Implementations Including Constellations With A Full Range Of Orbit Configurations Artsim Shall Enable User Local Or Remote Control Of The Simulation Including Setting Parameters And Starting Stopping The Simulation Artsim Shall Have A Set Of Default Underlying Functions But Also Enable User Definition Of System Mathematical Models Including Orbit Function Satellite Function And Unit Models Artsim Shall Include Interface Connectivity Functionality Enabling Connection To Hardware Through Electrical Interfacing To Support In The Loop Testing Via A Test Harness Software Interfacing Shall Enable Connection To External Databases Networks Or Remote Control I E Tt C Databases And External Check Out SystemsThe Artsim Product Shall Support The Simulation Of System Level Configurations In The Different Mission Phases Off Launcher Separation And Solar Panel Deployment Definition Of The Reference Systems The Functional Block Diagrams Of The Satellite Payload And Equipment Layouts And Functional Paths The Artsim Product Shall Support The Development And Understanding Of Satellite Level System Budgets Including Mass Inertial Properties Unit Power Consumption For All Operational Modes Power Available In Different Mission Phases Total Quantity Or Scope Estimated Value Excluding Vat 800 000 GbpTime Limit For Receipt Of Tenders Or Requests To Participate 22 1 2021 12 00

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