An Instrument Design Lab (IDL) session is typically scheduled for one five-day week and is tailored to meet the customer's study needs. During the week the Discipline Engineering Team (DET) prepares material that addresses the requirements, baseline design, alternative designs & trade studies, functional diagrams, interfaces, detailed estimates of mass, power, and data rate, technical risk assessment, issues/concerns, recommendations, models, parametric/grassroots costs, and background information.
IDL's instrument expertise spans a broad range of disciplines:
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Contamination |
Flight Software |
Opto-Mechanical |
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Costing |
Integration & Test |
Radiation |
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Cryogenics |
Lasers |
Reliability |
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Detectors |
Mechanical Analysis |
Shuttle Interfaces |
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Electrical |
Mechanical Design |
Structures |
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Electro-Mechanical |
Microwave RF |
Systems |
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Electro-Optical |
Orbital Debris |
Technology Assessment |
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Fine Guidance |
Optics |
Thermal |
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Mechanical Concept |
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Thermal Modeling |
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Contamination Assessment |
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