MSFC Knowledge Management Pilot Propulsion Systems Department

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MSFC Knowledge Management PilotPropulsion
Systems Department

• Randy K. Smith
• Department of Computer Science
• University of Alabama
• rsmith_at_cs.ua.edu
• 205.348.6363
• Aging Infrastructure Systems Center of Excellence
  
• University of Alabama
• David Hale, Director
• dhale_at_cba.ua.edu
• http//aisce.ua.edu

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Propulsion Systems Knowledge Management Pilot

• Early into a Pilot Project
• Focus on Propulsion Systems Department
• Spiral approach envisioned
• Plan for growth and integration into existing
  initiatives
• Evaluative
• UA/Intergraph partnership technology neutral

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Propulsion Systems Department

• Focus with PSD is on SSME Turbo-machinery
• Existing and manageable dataset
• Most recently developed flight components
• Current electronic data systems
• Failure and Anomaly Prevention
• Emphasis on the Engineering Decision Process
• Knowledge on task

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Propulsion Systems Department

• Develop detailed engineering support/decision
  process maps
• Include failure and anomaly resolution/
  investigation
• Determine processes and patterns to formulate
  focused system
• Determine goals and requirements set for relevant
  KM data integration

What do you do and how do you do it?
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The Pilot within PSD

• Vision as developed by PSD Stakeholders
• The PSD Knowledge Management (KM) System
  provides complete and immediate access to NASAs
  and the aerospace industrys collective intellect
  in accomplishing NASAs mission
• Purpose as developed by PSD Stakeholders
• The PSD KM System serves as a single source to
  disseminate and infuse intellectual assets into
  PSD strategies, processes, methods and
  operations. It enables cutting edge, world-class
  propulsion system design and development
  capability

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The Pilot within PSD

• The success of the PSD KM System is the direct
  result of its
• ease of use,
• reliability (accuracy, completeness, timeliness,
  availability),
• maintainability,
• adaptability,
• value added (efficiency, cost, effectiveness),
  and
• improved data access.
• We measure the success of the PSD KM System by
• the number of users as a percentage of those who
  have access, and
• the percentage reduction in repeated anomalies

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Knowledge Management within PSD

• Strategic Vision
• Become the place for knowledge reuse and
  distribution
• Measures for success defined
• The PSD Pilot
• Focused
• Evaluative
• Underway

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Propulsion Systems Knowledge Management Pilot

• Paul Caraccioli
• Combustion Devices Design  Development Branch
• Propulsion Systems Department
• NASA/MSFC/ER32
• Paul.A.Caraccioli_at_nasa.gov
• 256.544.0064

Randy K. Smith Department of Computer
Science University of Alabama RSmith_at_cs.ua.edu 205
.348.6363
Bill Mommsen Intergraph Corporation Security,
Government Infrastructure (SGI)
Division Bill.Mommsen_at_intergraph.com 256.730.8179