Enabling MBSE with Simulation to perform System Analysis for Space-Based Solar-Power
ESA has launched a preliminary project to lay the groundwork for potentially deciding in 2025 whether to fully develop Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) to meet the Earth's clean energy requirements. This initiative aims to assess the technical, political, and programmatic feasibility of SBSP.
In our presentation, we will cover the requirements and the creative methodology employed to create a digital simulation of an SBSB mission for evaluation purposes. We'll highlight the numerous benefits of using a digital simulation for this analysis. Additionally, we had to create a conversion bridge to translate the original model, which was designed in Capella, into MathWorks System Composer to enable simulation and analysis.
This work has been done in collaboration with Thales Alenia Space Italy (Serena Brizio, Lorenzo Guarino, Umberto Di Tommaso)
Stephan van Beek has worked as a technical specialist in Systems Engineering and Embedded Systems (SoC, FPGA) at MathWorks in Eindhoven for 15+ years. He works closely with customers across Europe building bridges between Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Model-Based Design (MBD). Previously, he worked in the electronic design methodology group at Océ-Netherlands where he supported and executed projects for improving design flows. He also worked in the motion control systems group at Anorad Europe BV. Stephan has a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic in Eindhoven.