Tenders are invited for Smart Launcher - Verification Validation of Safe Autonomous GNC Systems for Launchers - Expro plus. Open Date: 02/06/2025 14:56 CET Closing Date: 15/07/2025 13:00 CET Price Range: 200-500 KEURO To define a comprehensive launcher VV framework, with the required toolset, in order to improve the current practice and to enable appropriate verification of future safe autonomous GNC systems.Description Current launcher verification validation (VV) processes are a major driver in cost and schedule and they are not adequate to cope with the evolving GNC architectures and topologies driven by autonomy. Identified shortcomings of the state-of-the-art in launcher VV are the following:- Coverage using Monte Carlo approach is limited due to numerical inefficiencies in modellingand simulation time.- Current analysis tools are limited in addressing model uncertainties, nonlinearities anddynamical interactions.- A gap exists between analytic and simulation-based VV techniques.- Because of the above, safety margins need to be embedded into the design, which affectperformance.- All the above ultimately results in large cost and development time.This activity addresses the shortcomings listed above by developing an integrated framework that will bridge the gap between analytic and simulation-based tools. Essential elements of this framework are: - Advanced uncertainty modelling tools for reliable robustness analyses such Stochastic Mu analysis and IQC analysis (to analyse systems with linear time-varying parameters, neglected dynamics, delays, specific non-linearities such as friction or hysteresis)- Deterministic and stochastic uncertainty modelling and quantification techniques (surrogatemodels, LFTs) together with validation (physical modelling and experiment).- Advanced stochastic worst-case simulation-based analysis tools.- Reachability analysis (to determine the maximum operational freedom for the system states whileensuring system safety) - Simulation-based techniques (including data-driven VV techniques suchas machine learning-based methods, empirical risk minimisation via neural networks, etc).This activity encompasses the following tasks:- Review the state-of-the-art techniques for VV of autonomous systems addressing the techniques mentioned above.- Define a framework based on these techniques that supports the VV of a modern autonomous launcher (e.g. to guarantee that the interactions among control loop, real-time optimised guidance, high-level MVM decision layer, and perception layer are synchronized.and not conflicting).- Develop a software tool that implements the framework (including approaches to definemodels that are adequate for the application of these techniques).- Validate this toolset using a launcher benchmark (including a comparison with traditional VV process). Tender Link : https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/ESATenderActions/filter/open
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