Through the Mission Design Lab and the Instrument Design Lab, the IDC offers a broad range of analysis and design services tailored to meet customer needs. While the MDL offers engineering analysis and conceptual design for space missions and space systems/subsystems, the IDL offers engineering analysis and conceptual design of instrument systems and architectures.
The Integrated Design Center utilizes four key elements - People, Process, Tools, and Facility - to provide high-quality designs that meet or exceed customer requirements in a timely and cost effective manner.
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| The most powerful component of the IDC is the cadre of discipline engineers. These engineers bring to the team years of expertise & experience from their home organizations within GSFC. |
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The IDC is a holistic engineering environment that facilitates real-time trades and the seamless integration of engineering capabilities. |
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| IDC's web-based information system links and integrates existing discipline tools & products into a set of cohesive, efficient tools for instrument & mission design. Tools include instrument and mission archives and catalogs of subsystem components and spacecraft. |
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The IDC maintains two lab facilities that house specialized workstations and servers that share study information seamlessly during the design process. |
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