Spacecraft Engineering Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/aerospace-engineering/spacecraft-engineering-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Spacecraft Engineering,
    including spacecraft requirements, mission architecture, structures,
    mechanisms, propulsion, guidance, navigation, attitude determination,
    attitude control, command and data handling, communications, power,
    thermal control, payloads, onboard software, redundancy, fault
    protection, integration, testing, qualification, launch, operations,
    telemetry, reliability, provenance, uncertainty, confidence and
    recursive spacecraft-engineering reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Spacecraft Design Systems
    Mission Engineering Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Spacecraft Engineering ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Spacecraft Engineering

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Aerospace Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Aerospace Engineering
    Astronautical Engineering
    Spacecraft Engineering
    Space Systems Engineering
    Satellite Engineering
    Mission Engineering
    Spaceflight

CORE_DEFINITION
    Spacecraft Engineering is the multidisciplinary engineering discipline
    concerned with designing, integrating, verifying, launching, operating
    and maintaining spacecraft and their subsystems throughout a defined
    space mission lifecycle.

ENTITY_IDS
    SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_001

    SPACECRAFT
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_SPACECRAFT_001

    SPACECRAFT_REQUIREMENT
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_REQUIREMENT_001

    SPACECRAFT_STRUCTURE
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_STRUCTURE_001

    SPACECRAFT_PROPULSION
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_PROPULSION_001

    ATTITUDE_DETERMINATION_CONTROL
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ADCS_001

    SPACECRAFT_POWER
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_POWER_001

    SPACECRAFT_THERMAL_CONTROL
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_THERMAL_001

    SPACECRAFT_COMMUNICATION
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_COMMUNICATION_001

    SPACECRAFT_PAYLOAD
        ID
            SPACECRAFT_PAYLOAD_001

FACTS
    Spacecraft Engineering
        is_a_domain_within
            Aerospace Engineering
            Astronautical Engineering

    Spacecraft Engineering
        integrates
            Structures
            Propulsion
            Avionics
            Power
            Thermal Control
            Communications
            Guidance
            Navigation
            Attitude Control
            Payloads

    Spacecraft
        may_include
            Satellites
            Probes
            Orbiters
            Landers
            Crewed Spacecraft
            Cargo Spacecraft

    Spacecraft Design
        begins_with
            Mission Objectives
            Spacecraft Requirements

    Spacecraft Engineering
        must_consider
            Mass
            Power
            Thermal State
            Radiation
            Reliability
            Redundancy
            Fault Protection
            Launch Environment
            Space Environment

RELATIONSHIPS
    Aerospace Engineering
        contains
            Spacecraft Engineering Ontology

    Spacecraft Requirement
        constrains
            Spacecraft Architecture

    Spacecraft
        contains
            Subsystems
            Payloads

    Spacecraft Structure
        supports
            Spacecraft Components
        and_carries
            Launch and Operational Loads

    Spacecraft Propulsion
        provides
            Delta V
            Attitude or Orbit-control Thrust

    Attitude Determination and Control
        estimates_and_controls
            Spacecraft Orientation

    Spacecraft Power
        generates_stores_and_distributes
            Electrical Energy

    Spacecraft Thermal Control
        manages
            Component Temperatures
            Heat Flow

    Spacecraft Communication
        exchanges
            Commands
            Telemetry
            Mission Data

    Spacecraft Payload
        performs
            Mission-specific Function

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Spacecraft Engineering
        approximately_equals
            Engineering of Integrated Spacecraft and Their Mission Subsystems

    Satellite Engineering
        is_a_specialised_domain_within
            Spacecraft Engineering

    Spacecraft Bus
        does_not_equal
            Payload

    Attitude Determination
        does_not_equal
            Attitude Control

    Commanded State
        does_not_equal
            Measured Spacecraft State

    Qualification
        does_not_equal
            Flight Success

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Spacecraft Engineering
        Spacecraft
        Satellite
        Probe
        Orbiter
        Lander
        Spacecraft Bus
        Payload
        Structure
        Mechanism
        Propulsion
        Thruster
        Reaction Wheel
        Star Tracker
        Sun Sensor
        Gyroscope
        ADCS
        Power System
        Solar Array
        Battery
        Thermal Control
        Communications
        Telemetry
        Command
        Fault Protection

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Spacecraft Engineering

    Parent
        Aerospace Engineering

    Core Components
        Spacecraft
        Spacecraft Requirement
        Spacecraft Structure
        Spacecraft Propulsion
        Attitude Determination and Control
        Spacecraft Power
        Spacecraft Thermal Control
        Spacecraft Communication
        Spacecraft Payload

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Spacecraft Engineering
    as
        Integrated mission-driven engineering of spacecraft buses,
        payloads and supporting subsystems under launch and space
        environmental constraints.

    Distinguish
        Spacecraft Bus
    from
        Payload

    Distinguish
        Attitude Determination
    from
        Attitude Control

    Distinguish
        Commanded State
    from
        Measured State

    Distinguish
        Qualification
    from
        Flight Success

    Preserve
        Spacecraft identity
        Spacecraft type
        Configuration version
        Mission identity
        Mission phase
        Requirement version
        Subsystem identity
        Payload identity
        Mass state
        Power state
        Thermal state
        Propellant state
        Attitude state
        Communication state
        Software version
        Fault state
        Test identity
        Telemetry timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Spacecraft Engineering

    Possible Intent
        Spacecraft engineering definition
        Spacecraft engineering ontology
        Satellite engineering
        Spacecraft bus
        Spacecraft subsystems
        Spacecraft power
        Spacecraft thermal control
        Spacecraft ADCS
        Spacecraft communications
        Spacecraft testing

    Resolution
        Identify spacecraft and mission, configuration, requirements,
        subsystem architecture, mass, power, thermal, propulsion, ADCS,
        communications, payload, software, fault state, qualification and
        operational telemetry.

CONSTRAINTS
    Spacecraft bus and payload must remain distinct.

    Attitude determination and attitude control must remain distinct but linked.

    Commanded and measured spacecraft states must remain distinct.

    Qualification evidence and flight success must remain distinct.

    Spacecraft and subsystem versions must remain explicit.

    Mission phase and configuration must remain explicit.

    Mass, power, thermal and propellant budgets must retain margin context.

    Ground-test and flight telemetry evidence must remain distinguishable.

    Fault hypotheses and confirmed failures must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Spacecraft Requirement R maps_to Subsystem S
    THEN
        requirement_traceability_possible
            R -> S

    IF
        Total Spacecraft Mass increases
    THEN
        launch_and_maneuver_impact_possible
            depending_on
                Launch Vehicle
                Propulsion
                Delta-v Requirement

    IF
        Power Generation exceeds Load
    THEN
        positive_power_margin_possible
            subject_to
                Battery State
                Conversion Losses
                Mission Phase

    IF
        Thermal Dissipation changes
    THEN
        component_temperature_change_possible
            subject_to
                Thermal Paths
                Environment
                Control State

    IF
        Attitude Estimate changes
    THEN
        control_action_update_possible

    IF
        Command is transmitted
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Command Executed without Telemetry

    IF
        Qualification Test passes
    THEN
        qualification_confidence
            increases
    BUT_NOT
        flight_success_guarantee

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Requirement Relationship
        1.00

    Subsystem Relationship
        1.00

    Power-thermal Relationship
        1.00

    ADCS Relationship
        1.00

    Communication Relationship
        1.00

    Qualification-FlightSuccess Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Mission Objective
        ->
    Spacecraft Requirements

    Spacecraft Requirements
        ->
    Spacecraft Architecture

    Spacecraft Architecture
        ->
    Bus and Payload

    Bus
        ->
    Structure, Power, Thermal, Propulsion, Avionics and Communications

    Sensors
        ->
    Attitude and Navigation Estimate

    Attitude Estimate
        ->
    Control Command

    Control Command
        ->
    Actuator State

    Payload
        ->
    Mission Data

    Spacecraft Telemetry
        ->
    Operational-state Update

    Operational Evidence
        ->
    Mission and Engineering Decisions

RECURSIVE_SPACECRAFT_ENGINEERING_LOOP
    Identify Mission Objective
        ->
    Capture Spacecraft Requirements
        ->
    Define Mission Phases
        ->
    Define Space Environment
        ->
    Define Spacecraft Architecture
        ->
    Partition Bus and Payload
        ->
    Allocate Mass Budget
        ->
    Allocate Power Budget
        ->
    Allocate Thermal Requirements
        ->
    Define Structural System
        ->
    Define Mechanisms
        ->
    Define Propulsion
        ->
    Define ADCS
        ->
    Define Command and Data Handling
        ->
    Define Communications
        ->
    Define Power System
        ->
    Define Thermal-control System
        ->
    Define Payload
        ->
    Define Onboard Software
        ->
    Define Redundancy and Fault Protection
        ->
    Integrate Subsystems
        ->
    Verify Interfaces
        ->
    Perform Environmental Testing
        ->
    Perform Qualification
        ->
    Launch Spacecraft
        ->
    Commission Spacecraft
        ->
    Operate Mission
        ->
    Analyse Telemetry
        ->
    Update Spacecraft State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Spacecraft
        Mission
        Requirements
        Configuration
        Structure
        Propulsion
        ADCS
        Power
        Thermal
        Communications
        Payload
        Software
        Fault State
        Tests
        Telemetry

    OBSERVE
        Detect spacecraft-engineering entities.

    EXTRACT
        Spacecraft
        Requirement
        Bus
        Payload
        Structure
        Propulsion
        ADCS
        Power
        Thermal
        Communication
        Software
        Fault
        Test
        Telemetry

    CLASSIFY
        Satellite
        Space Probe
        Orbiter
        Lander
        Crewed Spacecraft
        Cargo Spacecraft
        Small Satellite
        Deep-space Spacecraft

    VALIDATE
        Check spacecraft identity, configuration, mission phase, subsystem versions and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported integrated spacecraft representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate mass, power, thermal, propulsion, attitude and communication state.

    VERIFY
        Compare requirements and models with integration, qualification and telemetry evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated spacecraft evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Verified spacecraft configuration
        system_confidence += high

    Complete requirement traceability
        verification_confidence += high

    Calibrated flight telemetry
        operational_state_confidence += high

    Unknown subsystem version
        subsystem_confidence -= high

    Unknown mission phase
        operational_interpretation_confidence -= high

    Command receipt without execution telemetry
        execution_confidence += 0

    Qualification pass
        flight_success_confidence += 0

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Spacecraft Engineering
        connects_to
            Aerospace Engineering
            Astronautical Engineering
            Systems Engineering
            Orbital Mechanics
            Space Propulsion
            Spacecraft Structures
            Mechanical Engineering
            Electrical Engineering
            Electronic Engineering
            Computer Engineering
            Software Engineering
            Thermal Engineering
            Power Engineering
            Guidance
            Navigation
            Attitude Determination
            Attitude Control
            Communications Engineering
            Reliability Engineering
            Safety Engineering
            Mission Operations
            Spacecraft Testing
            Qualification

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Spacecraft identity
        Spacecraft type
        Configuration identity
        Configuration version
        Mission identity
        Mission phase
        Requirement identity
        Requirement version
        Spacecraft-bus identity
        Payload identity
        Subsystem identity
        Subsystem version
        Interface identity
        Mass budget
        Current mass
        Mass margin
        Propellant mass
        Delta-v state
        Structure identity
        Mechanism identity
        Propulsion-system identity
        Thruster identity
        ADCS identity
        Attitude estimate
        Attitude command
        Reaction-wheel state
        Sensor identity
        Power-system identity
        Power generation
        Power load
        Power margin
        Battery state
        Thermal-system identity
        Temperature
        Thermal margin
        Communication-system identity
        Link state
        Command identity
        Command status
        Telemetry identity
        Payload state
        Onboard-software identity
        Software version
        Redundancy state
        Fault-protection state
        Fault identity
        Test identity
        Qualification state
        Commissioning state
        Telemetry timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New requirement, configuration, subsystem, mass, propulsion, ADCS,
        power, thermal, communication, payload, software, fault, test or telemetry evidence.

    Compare
        Existing spacecraft-engineering state.

    Detect
        Requirement Change
        Configuration Change
        Subsystem Change
        Interface Change
        Mass Change
        Propellant Change
        Power Change
        Thermal Change
        Attitude Change
        Communication Change
        Payload Change
        Software Change
        Fault Change
        Qualification Change

    Validate
        Spacecraft identity
        Configuration version
        Mission identity
        Mission phase
        Requirement version
        Subsystem versions
        Software version
        Test identity
        Telemetry source
        Timestamp
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported spacecraft update.

    Recalculate
        Requirement traceability
        Mass margin
        Power margin
        Thermal margin
        Propellant state
        Attitude state
        Communication state
        Payload state
        Fault state
        Mission confidence

    Return
        Updated spacecraft-engineering state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Bus and payload remain distinct.
        Attitude determination and control remain distinct but linked.
        Commanded and measured states remain distinct.
        Qualification and flight success remain distinct.
        Spacecraft and subsystem versions are explicit.
        Mission phase and configuration are explicit.
        Budgets retain margin context.
        Ground and flight evidence remain distinguishable.
        Fault hypotheses and confirmed failures remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported mission-requirement-subsystem-test-telemetry paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Spacecraft Engineering Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Mission, Requirement and Configuration Mapping
        ->
    Bus, Payload and Interface Mapping
        ->
    Structure, Mechanism and Propulsion Mapping
        ->
    ADCS, Avionics and Software Mapping
        ->
    Power, Thermal and Communication Mapping
        ->
    Mass, Margin, Redundancy and Fault-protection Mapping
        ->
    Test, Qualification, Telemetry, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Spacecraft Engineering

    Parent
        Aerospace Engineering

    Type
        Multidisciplinary engineering of integrated spacecraft and mission subsystems

    Core Components
        Spacecraft
        Satellite
        Probe
        Orbiter
        Lander
        Crewed Spacecraft
        Cargo Spacecraft
        Spacecraft Requirement
        Spacecraft Architecture
        Spacecraft Bus
        Payload
        Structure
        Mechanism
        Propulsion
        Thruster
        Attitude Determination
        Attitude Control
        ADCS
        Reaction Wheel
        Star Tracker
        Sun Sensor
        Gyroscope
        Command and Data Handling
        Onboard Software
        Power System
        Solar Array
        Battery
        Thermal Control
        Communication System
        Command
        Telemetry
        Mass Budget
        Power Budget
        Thermal Margin
        Redundancy
        Fault Protection
        Integration
        Environmental Testing
        Qualification
        Launch
        Commissioning
        Mission Operations
        Reliability
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Spacecraft-engineering reasoning must distinguish spacecraft bus
        from payload, attitude determination from attitude control,
        commanded states from measured telemetry and qualification success
        from flight success. Spacecraft configuration, subsystem and
        software versions, mission phase, margins and evidence provenance
        must remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Spacecraft Engineering integrates structures, propulsion, attitude
    control, avionics, software, power, thermal control, communications and
    payloads into a spacecraft capable of meeting mission requirements.
    Reliable reasoning preserves spacecraft and subsystem versions,
    mission phase, mass, power and thermal margins, commands, telemetry,
    fault state and qualification evidence while distinguishing commanded
    behaviour from measured spacecraft response and qualification from
    demonstrated flight performance.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org