Part 3C

Part 3C
Design, Development and Verification Plan for the

Definition / Technology / Product / Product Demonstration
Phase
Proposal Reference: (reference number)
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Appendix 1 to AO/1-8793/16/NL/US, rev. 1 ARTES Competitiveness & Growth Call for Proposals
Volume 3: Technical Proposal - Part 3C: Design, Development and Verification Plan
Table of Contents
1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................3
2 Scope and Objectives of the Proposed Development Phase..................................................4
2.1 Objectives...................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Starting and Target Readiness Levels..........................................................................................9
3 Models/Prototypes to be Developed..................................................................................10
4 Risk Mitigation Activities....................................................................................................11
5 Qualification, Certification and Type Approval Activities....................................................12
6 Verification Activities.........................................................................................................15
7 Work Logic.........................................................................................................................16
7.1 Development Logic...................................................................................................................16
7.2 Items to be Developed.............................................................................................................17
7.3 Key Technology........................................................................................................................17
7.4 Manufacturing Approach..........................................................................................................17
7.5 Initial System and Service Architecture....................................................................................18
7.6 Industrialisation.......................................................................................................................18
7.7 Commercialisation....................................................................................................................18
8 Flight Opportunity..............................................................................................................19
8.1 Flight Items...............................................................................................................................19
8.2 Accommodation of the Flight Items..........................................................................................21
8.3 Mission Details.........................................................................................................................21
8.4 Launch Activities and In-Orbit Test...........................................................................................22
9 Pilot Configuration.............................................................................................................23
10 Pilot Utilisation Plan (PilUP)................................................................................................25
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1 Introduction
This document presents the Design, Development and Verification Plan (DDVP) for the
Definition/Technology/Product/Demonstration Phase. It is the plan to develop the
product from its current state of development (Readiness Level, RL) to a state where all the
development objectives defined for this phase have been met.
include the following (as appropriate)
The following documents are attached to the proposal. Collectively these constitute the
Design, Development and Verification Plan for this Development Phase in its entirety.
or
The following documents are attached to the proposal. These form part of the Design,
Development and Verification Plan for this Development Phase and are supplemented by
additional information provided in this document. References to the supporting documents
are made at the relevant points in the text.
Supporting documentation
Document Title Scope Reference
e.g. Qualification Plan … … …
e.g. Design Verification Plan … … …
… … …
… … …
The Product Development Plan has been produced in compliance with the following
standard(s): standard reference(s).
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2 Scope and Objectives of the Proposed Development Phase
2.1 Objectives
The objectives of this development phase and the corresponding key outputs and
achievements are summarised in the table below.
include and complete the table below, as appropriate, if this Part of the Proposal is for the
Definition Phase
Objectives of the Definition Phase
Objective Key outputs/achievement
Objective 1 …
Objective 2 …
Etc. …
Update the business plan to reflect the increased Updated Business Plan (Req. 2.3)
maturity of the product.
Update the plans to organise, direct and conduct the Updated development plan, including schedule, cost,
remaining development work in the subsequent reviews and deliverables.
Development Phase.
Generate a complete set of Product Requirements. …
Complete an initial design concept to allow …

development work to continue.
Generate the appropriate supporting analyses …

demonstrating technical and economic feasibility of
the product.
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Technology Phase (Req. 10.2, 10.3)
Objectives of the Technology Phase
Objective 1 …
Objective 2 …
Etc. …
Development Phase.
Produce a development model that is sufficiently breadboard/prototype/EM

representative of the final product to mitigate the
technical risks targeted in this development phase.
Demonstrate the functionality and/or performance …

of the product by suitable testing of the development
model.
include the text below if this Part of the Proposal is for the Technology Phase: (Req. 10.1)
We confirm that the work to be undertaken in the Technology Phase does not include any
of the following:
- Materials qualification activities;

- Component qualification activities;
- Process qualification activities;
- Qualification activities on the equipment;
- Industrialisation of the product.
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include and complete the table below, as appropriate, if this Part of the Proposal is for the Product
Phase
Objectives of the Product Phase
Objective 1 …
Objective 2 …
Etc. …
Development Phase.
include the objectives below if this Part of the Proposal includes a Space Segment element:
(Req. 11.1, 11.2)
Complete all qualification testing of the product for …

flight on the specified spacecraft and launch vehicles,
i.e. TRL 7 shall have been reached.
Complete all non-recurring development activities to …

prepare for the commercial production of the
product.
Complete all materials qualifications required for the …

product.
Complete all parts qualifications required for the …

product.
Complete all process qualifications required for the …

product.
Complete the industrialisation of the product. …
Complete the development of the product test …

system.
include the objectives below if this Part of the Proposal includes a Ground Segment or System element:
(Req. 12.1, 12.2)
Verify the product in a non-operational environment. …
Complete the product design and industrialisation, …

ready for commercial exploitation.
Complete the verification of the product …

performance, via a suitable test program, confirming
that the performance of the product is suitable for
the target market.
Industrialisation of the product/product test system. …
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include the objectives below if this Part of the Proposal includes an Application element:
(Req. 13.1)
Complete the verification of the product performance …

via a suitable test program. This verification will
confirm that the application/service is ready for
entering in a validation stage with operational users.
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Demonstration Phase
Objectives of the Demonstration Phase
Objective 1 …
Objective 2 …
Etc. …
include the objectives below if this Part of the Proposal includes a Space Segment element:
(Req. 14.1, 14.2)
select from the following three options: …

Demonstrate the product in its operational
environment (TRL 9) /
Support the launch of in-orbit flight hardware to be
used in a system, service or application product /
Support the launch of in-orbit flight hardware to be
used in demonstrators to verify the functioning of the
technology in a system context.
Measure the performance of the product by ground On-ground test results.

testing, including unit acceptance testing and
spacecraft acceptance testing.
Measure the performance of the product during in- Results compared to on-ground test results.
orbit testing (IOT).
Measure the in-orbit performance during the first Results compared to on-ground and IOT test results.
year after the completion of in-orbit testing.
include the objective below if this Part of the Proposal includes a Ground Segment or System element:
(Req. 15.1, 15.2)
Validate the performance of the product by Data demonstrating that the product is fully
measurement in an operational environment. validated in all its technical and operational
elements, and ready to be offered to a well-identified
customer(s).
include the objectives below if this Part of the Proposal includes an Application element:
(Req. 16.1, 16.2)
Application/service validated with relevant users and Data demonstrating that the application/service is
customers and ready for a commercial roll-out. fully defined and validated in all its technical and
operational elements, and ready to be offered by a
well identified service provider, under clear
contractual and commercial conditions.
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2.2 Starting and Target Readiness Levels
The table below identifies the starting readiness level and the targeted (ending) readiness
level for the product and for each of its major subsystems and key enabling technologies.
Functional modules
Product/Subsystem Functions/Features Starting RL Targeted RL
Product … … …
Subsystem 1 … … …
Technology 1 … … …
Etc. … … …
include further details below, as appropriate, to explain the above assessments of the readiness levels
…
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3 Models/Prototypes to be Developed
this section is not required if this Part of the Proposal is only for the Application Domain
As part of the activities covered in this phase, the following models will be manufactured
and verified:
Model Model Type Product Key Comments

Characteristics/ Requirements
Functionalities to be
Verified
… … …
… … …
Model1 BreadBoard
… … …
… … …
… … …
… … …
Model2 EQM
… … …
… … …
… … …
… …
… … …
Provide supplementary information to fully describe the model philosophy, the proposed development
models and the key characteristics/functionalities they aim to verify. Include interface descriptions and
functional block diagrams as appropriate.
…
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4 Risk Mitigation Activities
The current development phase allows de-risking the following risks, identified in section 9
of Part 3B of this tender.
Technical risks and risk mitigation
Description of Severity Probability of Mitigated in Mitigation Environment

Risk Occurrence Model Plan (*)
… … … …
… … … …
… … … …
… … … …
(*): Environmental conditions for the Space Segment, Ground Segment and System Domains.
User environment for the Application Domain.
Provide further information as required to properly explain the risk mitigation strategy and plans. It is
expected that the table contains the risks identified for this phase in Part 3B of this tender. Please note that
the severity/probability of occurrence shall be as well consistent with Part 3B.
For the Technology Phase, please be sure to highlight the technology risks that are considered high enough
to justify mitigation in a Technology Phase prior to commencing a Product Development.
The mitigation activities of risk1 will consist of …

The mitigation activities of risk2 will consist of …
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5 Qualification, Certification and Type Approval Activities
Qualification refers to demonstrating that the product is capable of operating in the specified environment.
For the Ground Segment, the term validation is often used in place of qualification.
Certification refers to meeting the safety or regulatory requirements (e.g. CE marking).
Type approval refers to a demonstration, by test to the extent practicable, that a product meets the
technical requirements for its use within a given satellite system, with a certification that all units of the
same product type will meet the requirements in a similar manner.
include one of the following statements

No qualification, certification or type approval activities will be carried out in this
Development Phase.
or
Qualification/certification/type approval activities will be carried out in this Development
Phase as detailed below.
Qualification/certification/type approval activities
Applicable
Activity Model Comments
Standard(s)
Activity 1 … ECSS XXX …
Activity 2 … MIL STD XXX …
etc. … … …
… … … …
… … … …
… … … …
… … … …
provide supplementary information as necessary to fully describe each of the activities identified above.
…
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include one of the following statements and the table, if appropriate, if this Part of the proposal includes a
Space Segment Product Phase
No component qualification activities will be carried out in this Development Phase.
or
Component qualification activities will be carried out in this Development Phase as
detailed below.
Component qualification activities
Applicable
Component Model Comments
Standard(s)
Component 1 … ECSS XXX …
Component 2 … MIL STD XXX …
etc. … … …
provide supplementary information as necessary to fully describe each of the component qualifications
identified above.
…
No material qualification activities will be carried out in this Development Phase.
or
Material qualification activities will be carried out in this Development Phase as detailed
below.
Material qualification activities
Applicable
Material Model Comments
Standard(s)
Material 1 … ECSS XXX …
Material 2 … MIL STD XXX …
etc. … … …
provide supplementary information as necessary to fully describe each of the material qualifications
identified above.
…
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No process qualification activities will be carried out in this Development Phase.
or
Process qualification activities will be carried out in this Development Phase as detailed
below.
Process qualification activities
Applicable
Process Model Comments
Standard(s)
Process 1 … ECSS XXX …
Process 2 … MIL STD XXX …
etc. … … …
provide supplementary information as necessary to fully describe each of the process qualifications
identified above.
…
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6 Verification Activities
The following table identifies the verification activities to be performed in this

Development Phase.
extend and complete the table below, as appropriate, making reference to the product requirements
Verification activities
Functionalities Verificatio Verification

Verificatio Success
Activity / Requirements n Environmen Outputs
n Model Criteria
Verified Method(s) t
… … test breadboard … … …
… … analysis … … … …
… … simulation … … … …
… … inspection … … … …
… … … … … … …
Column 1: A brief description of the verification activity.

Column 2: The aspect(s) of the product to be confirmed by the verification activity (e.g. product functions,
technical performance, market potential, etc.).
Column 3: The verification method (test, analysis, simulation, inspection, etc.).
Column 4: The analytical, simulation, hardware or software model that will be used as a vehicle to
perform the verification.
Column 5: The verification environment. For Space Segment, Ground Segment and System developments
this is typically the environmental (e.g. thermal) conditions. For Application Segment
Developments this is typically the user environment.
Column 6: The criteria to be applied that will provide the necessary confidence to proceed with the
development (e.g. compliant performance achieved with margin).
Column 7: The outputs of the verification activity (e.g. documentation).
include supplementary information as necessary to fully describe the verification approach and the
individual verification activities, emphasising those related to critical aspects of the development
The verification approach …
The verification activities related to the critical aspects of the development are …
The analysis carried out in this phase will …
include details of analysis and simulation tools to be used for verification purposes (if relevant.
The following software tools will be required to carry out verification activities identified
above:
- …
- …
- …
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7 Work Logic
7.1 Development Logic

The development activities breakdown is presented in a WBS in Part5B of this tender. The
following figure shows the development logic and provides a visual description of the work
packages interrelations as well as the logical flow of activities.
insert a diagram of the work logic and associated work packages.
The following subsections provide a detailed zoom into the actual work planned for each of
the work packages.
provide a description of the work to be performed to arrive at each key milestone, including clear
references to the completed work packages and their interdependences.
The work to be reviewed at milestone 1 includes …

The work to be reviewed at milestone 2 includes …
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7.2 Items to be Developed
The items to be assessed or developed within this development phase are indicated in the
table below.
Items to be developed
I Associated Work
Item Item Type Comments
D Package(s)
1 … … … …
2 … … … …
3 … … … …
4 … … … …
5 … … … …
Item types could be, for example, technologies, techniques, systems, performances, environments etc.
provide supplementary text to fully describe each item to be assessed or developed within this development
phase and its importance in the context of the product development
Item … is …
7.3 Key Technology

With reference to the table above, the key technologies to be developed in this development
phase are:
- Item …
- Item …
- Item …
provide supplementary text as necessary to explain the reasons why these items are considered to be key
technologies for the proposed development
The … technology is …
7.4 Manufacturing Approach

The current development phase will make use of the following manufacturing
strategies/approaches: …
In order to manufacture the planned Models, the following key resources are required:
- Resource 1
- Resource 2
- Etc.
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7.5 Initial System and Service Architecture
include this section if this Part of the Proposal includes an Application (all phases)
(Req. 9.2, 10.4, 13.2, 16.2)
Reference document(s) … detail the proposed initial version of the System and Service
Architecture.
or the following statement
The System and Service Architecture, depicted in figure(s) below, is composed of the
following elements:
- System/Service element 1
- System/Service element 2
- …
A detailed description of each element and their relationship is described hereafter: …
7.6 Industrialisation
include this section if this Part of the Proposal includes a Space or Ground Segment Product Phase
(Req. 11.7, 12.4)
The following product industrialisation activities will be undertaken in this development
phase:
- …
- …
- …
provide supplementary text as necessary to fully describe these activities
These activities …
7.7 Commercialisation
Include this section if this Part of the Proposal is for a Product Phase (Req. 11.6, 12.3, 13.1). For the
Application Domain this section is only required if the proposal includes software (Req. 13.1).
The following development activities are required in order to prepare the product for
commercial production:
-…
-…
-…
provide supplementary text as necessary to fully describe these activities

These activities …
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8 Flight Opportunity
Include this section if this Part of the Proposal includes a Space Segment Demonstration Phase (ATLAS)
(Req. 14.3 – 14.18 inclusive)
8.1 Flight Items

The following products are proposed to be developed and flown as part of the
Demonstration Phase (ATLAS). Support is requested for an embedded/passenger case.
Items to be developed and flown
Total Number of Fully

Function/Usage
Number of Units Representative of
Product Within the Main
Units in Supported by Recurrent Flight
Mission *
Spacecraft ATLAS Product
Product 1 … … … Yes/No
… … … … Yes/No
* Explain how the ATLAS-supported units will be embedded in the main mission and how they will be used
in the context of the payload architecture (e.g. redundant unit within a redundancy ring, with the rest of
the hardware being standard hardware).
Provide supplementary information as necessary to fully describe the intended operational use of each
product in the proposed flight opportunity, i.e. whether these products will be part of the nominal operation
or used in a redundant mode only, and whether there is an equivalent conventional item(s) installed as a
redundant unit.
The operational use of Product 1 will be …(E.g. Primary element, redundant element, …).
The operational use of Product 2 will be …(E.g. Primary element, redundant element, …).
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The table below contains further information on the innovative nature of the proposed
flight items and, in cases where more than one unit of the same product is proposed to be
flown with ATLAS support, why it is necessary to fly more than one unit.
Flight item details
Rationale for More than One ATLAS-

Product Innovative Nature of the Flight Item 1 Supported Flight Item of the Same
Type 2
Product … … … / not applicable
Product … … …
Product .. … …
… … …
1 Nature of the innovation that justifies the need for Atlas support for this particular product (first flight
heritage of a new product or product variant).
2 What function(s) would not be adequately demonstrated by flying only one unit and how would these
function(s) be adequately demonstrated by flying the proposed number of units?
Include the following statement and table if any of the above flight items are not fully representative of the
recurrent flight product
Some of the flight items identified above are not fully representative of the recurrent flight
product. The following table explains the differences in each case and provides a
justification for why a fully recurrent product is not proposed to be flown.
Rationale for flying items not fully representative of the recurrent flight product
Rationale for not Flying a

Differences with Respect to the
Product Representative Example of the
Recurrent Flight Product
Recurrent Flight Product
Product … … …
Product … … …
Product .. … …
… … …
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8.2 Accommodation of the Flight Items
No activities associated with the accommodation of ATLAS-supported flight items on
board the spacecraft are included in this development phase.
or
The following table indicates the activities associated with the accommodation of the
ATLAS-supported flight items on board the spacecraft.
Activities associated with accommodating the flight items on board the spacecraft
Included in the
Activity Description Performed By
Proposal
Accommodation Studies … contractor/spacecraft Yes/No

manufacturer
Accommodation in the … … …
Spacecraft
... … … …
… … … …
The nature of any work foreseen to be carried out by the spacecraft manufacturer shall be identified. For
example, accommodation studies, design modifications performed to accommodate the innovative item,
hardware specifically required for accommodation purposes and satellite level assembly, integration and
test (AIT), specific activities related to the innovative product during the AIT and launch campaigns.
8.3 Mission Details

Passenger Case (Req. 14.14 , 14.15, 14.16)
Details of the main mission in which the Passenger case products are embarked are
provided in the table below.
Details of the main mission
Item Value Comments
Operator … …
Mission Name … …
Mission Objective … …
Launch Vehicle (if known) … …
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8.4 Launch Activities and In-Orbit Test
Passenger Case (Req. 14.17, 14.18)
No activities associated with the launch campaign and in orbit testing of the
ATLAS-supported flight items are included in this development phase.
or
The following table indicates the activities associated with the launch campaign, in orbit
test and verification of the performance and function of the ATLAS-supported flight items.
Activities associated with the launch campaign and in orbit testing
Included in the
Activity Type Activity Performed By
Proposal
Launch campaign … … Yes/No
… … … …
In-Orbit Test … … …
… … … …
Launch campaign activities could include the part of the testing and early operation phase specific to the
item, for verification of function and performance or monitoring.
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9 Pilot Configuration
include this section if this Part of the Proposal includes a Ground Segment or System Demonstration Phase
(Req. 15.3 – 15.6 inclusive)
The following products are proposed to be developed and tested as part of the Ground
Segment/System Demonstration Phase. We confirm that the pilot configuration is of a
scale sufficient to demonstrate the commercial attractiveness of the product.
Items to be developed and tested in the Demonstration Phase
Function/Usage
Within the Fully
Number of
Total Number of Ground Representative
Product Units Supported
Units Segment of Recurrent
by ARTES C&G
/System Product
Architecture *
… … … … Yes/No
* Explain how the units supported by ARTES C&G will be embedded within the Ground Segment/System
architecture.
Provide supplementary information as necessary to fully describe how each product is embedded in the
Ground Segment/System architecture and its intended operational use in the context of both the proposed
pilot phase and the end-to-end system.
The operational use of Product 1 will be …
The operational use of Product 2 will be …
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Include the following statement and table if any of the above items are not fully representative of the
recurrent product
Some of the items identified above are not fully representative of the recurrent product.
The following table explains the differences in each case and provides a justification for
why a fully recurrent product is not proposed for the Demonstration Phase.
Rationale for items not being fully representative of the recurrent product
Rationale for Not Employing a

Differences with Respect to the Representative Example of the
Product
Recurrent Product Recurrent Product in the
Demonstration Phase
Product … … …
Product … … …
Product .. … …
… … …
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10 Pilot Utilisation Plan (PilUP)
include this section if this Part of the Proposal includes a Ground Segment, Application or System
Demonstration Phase (Req. 15.7, 16.4)
An initial version of the Pilot Utilisation Plan (PilUP) is provided in the following reference
document(s), which is/are attached to this part of the proposal.
or
The initial version of the Pilot Utilisation Plan is described hereafter.
The activities carried out in the pilot utilisation plan will …

The Pilot utilisation baseline will included …
The preparation of the pilot will include the following elements …
The Pilot risks are mitigated through …
…
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Notes for the Use of this Template

Document Title Scope Reference

e.g. Qualification Plan … … …

e.g. Design Verification Plan … … …

Objectives of the Definition Phase

Objective Key outputs/achievement

Generate a complete set of Product Requirements. …

Complete an initial design concept to allow …

Generate the appropriate supporting analyses …

Objectives of the Technology Phase

Objective Key outputs/achievement

Produce a development model that is sufficiently breadboard/prototype/EM

Demonstrate the functionality and/or performance …

- Materials qualification activities;

Objectives of the Product Phase

Objective Key outputs/achievement

Complete all qualification testing of the product for …

Complete all non-recurring development activities to …

Complete all materials qualifications required for the …

Complete all parts qualifications required for the …

Complete all process qualifications required for the …

Complete the industrialisation of the product. …

Complete the development of the product test …

Verify the product in a non-operational environment. …

Complete the product design and industrialisation, …

Complete the verification of the product …

Industrialisation of the product/product test system. …

Complete the verification of the product performance …

Objectives of the Demonstration Phase

Objective Key outputs/achievement

select from the following three options: …

Measure the performance of the product by ground On-ground test results.

Product/Subsystem Functions/Features Starting RL Targeted RL

Model Model Type Product Key Comments

Technical risks and risk mitigation

Description of Severity Probability of Mitigated in Mitigation Environment

The mitigation activities of risk1 will consist of …

include one of the following statements

Qualification/certification/type approval activities

The following table identifies the verification activities to be performed in this

Functionalities Verificatio Verification

Column 1: A brief description of the verification activity.

7.1 Development Logic

insert a diagram of the work logic and associated work packages.

The work to be reviewed at milestone 1 includes …

7.3 Key Technology

7.4 Manufacturing Approach

provide supplementary text as necessary to fully describe these activities

8.1 Flight Items

Total Number of Fully

Rationale for More than One ATLAS-

Product … … … / not applicable

Rationale for not Flying a

Accommodation Studies … contractor/spacecraft Yes/No

8.3 Mission Details

Item Value Comments

Launch Vehicle (if known) … …

Launch campaign … … Yes/No