Academy of Aerospace Academy of Aerospace QualityQuality
Briefing to Space Grant Directors Briefing to Space Grant Directors October 27, 2008October 27, 2008
Alice E. SmithAlice E. SmithJeffrey S. SmithJeffrey S. Smith
Auburn UniversityAuburn University
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BackgroundBackground Many universities have and will Many universities have and will
have contracts, grants, and co-have contracts, grants, and co-operative agreements with operative agreements with NASA to provide space flight NASA to provide space flight experiments and payloadsexperiments and payloads
These payloads are designed, These payloads are designed, constructed and tested under constructed and tested under diverse conditions and by largely diverse conditions and by largely “amateur” teams “amateur” teams
AAQAAQ is to provide assistance in is to provide assistance in assuring that payloads are assuring that payloads are “successful” from an operations “successful” from an operations standpoint standpoint
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AAQ is for…AAQ is for…Students and faculty involved with NASA Students and faculty involved with NASA
payloads – on satellites, shuttle, station, payloads – on satellites, shuttle, station, balloon, rocketballoon, rocket
Those interested in Those interested in becomingbecoming involved involvedFuture scientists and engineers interested Future scientists and engineers interested
in spacein space
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AAQ Topic GroupingAAQ Topic Grouping
Mission Success
Quality Control
Configuration Management
•Acceptance Data Package•Documentation Management•Software Quality•Records Management
Introduction
Production / Development / Service
Continuous Improvement
•Shelf Life Control•Supplier Auditing•Inspection and Test•FOD Control•Inferential Statistics•Regression Analysis•Statistics with Excel
Parts Selection, Purchasing and Procurement
•COTS•PEMs•MEMs
Quality Assurance
•Counterfeit Parts•EEE Parts
Workmanship•Soldering•Wire, Crimp, Harness•Metrology•Staking, Bonding,and Conformal Coating•Packaging and DeliveryStandards
QMS-ISO9000/AS9100
Safety•Electrostatic Discharge•Flammability•Offgassing / Outgassing•Fracture Critical•FMEA/FMECA
Parts Assembly•Connectors•Fasteners•Mechanical Parts•Fiber Optics
Project StartProject E
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Sys
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Eng
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System
Engineering
•Process Control
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AAQ and Space GrantAAQ and Space Grant Space grant participants Space grant participants
can:can: Provide content for AAQ – Provide content for AAQ –
case studies, lessons case studies, lessons learned, best practiceslearned, best practices
Provide part of the new Provide part of the new community of userscommunity of users– test users, forum – test users, forum attendees,attendees,“ask the expert” experts“ask the expert” experts
AAQ – Systems Engineering AAQ – Systems Engineering Work on Work on AubieSatAubieSat
Provided a Provided a NASA life-cycle mentality NASA life-cycle mentality for the projectfor the project• Gives the project a clear definition where the program is Gives the project a clear definition where the program is
now and is headednow and is headed
Imparted Imparted integration concepts integration concepts totostudentsstudents• Allows thinking of positive/negativeAllows thinking of positive/negative
interactions among subsystemsinteractions among subsystems
Established a Established a Configuration Management ProgramConfiguration Management Program• Allows students to track changes in the project and allows Allows students to track changes in the project and allows
all to be aware of these changesall to be aware of these changes
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AAQ – Systems Engineering AAQ – Systems Engineering Work on Work on AubieSatAubieSat
Established a Established a Quality Management ProgramQuality Management Program• Gives the project a higher confidence and success rateGives the project a higher confidence and success rate
Established Established RequirementsRequirements (mission, (mission,system, sub-system)system, sub-system)• Gives design guidance toGives design guidance to
the studentsthe students
Established a Established a Risk Management ProgramRisk Management Program• Allows students to think of and mitigate potential problems Allows students to think of and mitigate potential problems
and associated consequencesand associated consequences
Provided easy to use Provided easy to use forms/templatesforms/templates and other resources to and other resources to aid students in AubieSat-1 developmentaid students in AubieSat-1 development
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Please Work with Us!Please Work with Us!
Fill out your questionnaire:Fill out your questionnaire: Volunteer to provide a case Volunteer to provide a case
study or best practices modulestudy or best practices module Give us curriculum feedbackGive us curriculum feedback Join our second AAQ breakoutJoin our second AAQ breakout
forum – forum – March 19March 19, near KSC, , near KSC, part of NASA Quality part of NASA Quality Leadership ForumLeadership Forum
Pick up an AAQ brochurePick up an AAQ brochure