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Data Exchange Using STEP Now Really Working
Technical Paper
2000-01-2524
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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STEP-TAS and STEP-NRF are two companion, open standards for electronic exchange and archival of space engineering data based on STEP (ISO-10303) technology:
- STEP-TAS: Definition of space missions and models used in thermal analysis.
- STEP-NRF: Discipline-independent protocol for the definition of analysis, test or operation cases/models and the bulk results produced by running such cases/models.
Associated with these standards, some high-level programs have been developed for helping with the implementation of these protocols into user applications. Now, the STEP-TAS standard has started its industrial deployment phase in Europe with the incorporation into thermal software like ESARAD and THERMICA, while the first STEP-NRF proof-of concept implementations have started with software like CORATHERM from Alcatel Space. In parallel, some proof-of concept studies are performed with NASA/JPL on various in-house and vendors software which prove that these standards could be used for the co-operation between ESA and NASA for the thermal analysis of spacecraft.
This paper presents background information on STEP and demonstrates the thermal model exchange between ESA and NASA.
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de Koning, H. and Lebègue, E., "Data Exchange Using STEP Now Really Working," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-2524, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-2524.Also In
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- de Koning H.P. Almazan P. Planas Solutions for the Exchange of Models and Results of Analysis and Tests in the Space Domain - STEP-TAS and STEP-NRF SAE Technical Paper Series No. 972448 27th International Conference on Environmental Systems Lake Tahoe, Nevada July 14-17 1997
- de Koning H.P. Experiences with the Use of STEP-Based Data Exchange to Enable Concurrent Engineering SAE Technical Paper Series No. 972449 27th International Conference on Environmental Systems Lake Tahoe, Nevada July 14-17 1997