SCaN Technology Management Plan Briefing to the SMD Planetary Science Division

Karen Tuttle SOMD, SCaN Technology Manager

May 11, 2010

Keepingtheuniverseconnected.

SCaNTechnologyInvestments

Op#calCommunica#ons:• LunarLaserCommDemo(LLCD)• Op<calCoreTechnology• DeepSpaceOp<calTerminal

Game‐ChangingTechnologies• Cogni<veRadiosConceptStudy• SiliconNanowireOp<calDetectorConceptStudy• Superconduc<ngQuantumInterferenceFilterConceptStudy• Addi<onalGCtechnologies**

AdvancedRFTechnology:• X/Ka‐bandTransceiver• TDRSSArrayingDemo

Posi#on/Naviga#on/Timing:• SpaceClock

AdvancedNetworking:• Disrup<onTolerantNetwork(DTN)• SpaceInternetworkingInfusionProject

SBIRTechnologyCoordina#onandIntegra#on

SoFwareDefinedRadios:• Communica<ons,Naviga<onandNetworkingReconfigurableTestbed(CoNNeCT)onISS• CoNNeCTExperiments• SpacecraSTelecommunica<onsRadioSystemArchitecture• UniversalSpaceTransponder

SpectrumEfficientTechnology:**• DataCompression• Modula<on• Coding

**Tenta<vebasedonfuturebudget

AdvancedStudies:• RFPropaga<onStudies• IonosphericProducts

SCaNTechnologyDevelopmentandInfusionFlow

SCaNTechnologyProcess

TherearethreemajorcomponentsoftheSCaNTechnologyManagementprocess:

•Planning–• Seekingtransforma<onaltechnologies(technology“push”)• Performingneedsassessmentsandiden<fyingassociatedrequiredtechnologies(technology“pull”)• Evalua<ngandselec<ngtechnologies,andupda<ngtheIntegratedTechnologyPlan

•Execu#on,Repor#ng,andEvalua#on–• Performing,repor<ng,reviewing,andmanagingongoingtechnologydevelopmentac<vi<es

•Budge#ng–• Preparingtheannualbudgetmaterial• Advoca<ngfortechnologyac<vi<esfunding

SCaNTechnologyPlanning

TechnologyDevelopmentIden<fica<on

Determina<onofDevelopmentApproach

ConceptProposal

Evalua<onandSelec<on

Task/ProjectPlanDevelopment

•  Holdworkshopsifneeded•  Assesscurrenttechnologydevelopment•  Assessfuturecapabilityneeds•  ReviewSCaNpriori<es•  Receive/provideinputregardingtechnologyrecommenda<ons

•  SBIRProgram•  OtherMissionDirectorates•  OGA,Industry,Academia•  SCaNCenters

•  TechnologyAdvisoryGroupselected•  Developproposalevalua<oncriteria•  Assessproposals•  Rankproposals•  Submitrecommenda<ontoDirectorofSystemsPlanningforfinalselec<ontobeincludedinthenextPPBEbudgetcycle

•  No<fyproposalawardees•  Developcontract/MOU/MOAsifnecessary•  Task/Projectplansdeveloped•  Nego<atefinalworkplan•  UpdateIntegratedTechnologyPlan

SCaNTechnologyExecu<on,Repor<ngandEvalua<on

•  Thetask/projectmanagerorPIexecu<ngthetaskorprojectplanprovidesmonthlystatusreportstotheTechnologyManagerincludingaccomplishments,plannedac<vi<es,andanyproblems,issuesorconcernsneededtoberaisedtotheProgramlevel.

•  TheTechnologyManagerreportsmonthlystatustotheDSPandquarterlystatustotheSCaNProgramManager.

•  Mid‐yearandannualreviewsareheldforCentertechnologydevelopmenttaskstoevaluateprogress.

•  Technologydemonstra<onprojectsfollow7120.5reviewprocessforevalua<on.

•  KeyDecisionPointReviewsmaybeheldifneededtodetermineifandwhenatechnologydevelopmentac<vitywillcon<nuebasedonpre‐definedcriteria.

•  Theoutcomeoftheevalua<onreviewsprovidedataneededtodetermineifthetaskorprojectwillcon<nuetobefundedinthenextbudgetcycle

SCaNTechnologyBudge<ng

•  TheresultsoftheTechnologyPlanningProcessandtheEvalua<onProcessareusedtoformulatePPBESCaNguidelinesforthenextbudgetcycle.

•  TheProgramRequirementGuidelinesfortheCentersdefinetheCenterworkthatwillbefundedbytheTechnologyprogram

•  TheCenterspresenttheformalbudgetsubmidalfortheworktoSCaN

•  ThebudgetfortheworkispackagedandsubmidedtotheSCaNProgramManagerforapproval

•  Anyover‐guidesthatcannotbefundedbytheSCaNProgramManagerispresentedtoSOMDDirector

•  FinalbudgetisapprovedandmarksaregiventoCentersforthebeginningofthenewfiscalyear

SCaNTechnologyInfusionandCommercializa<on

•  Allpar<cipantsintheSCaNTechnologyProgramworktofacilitatetheinfusionprocessbyensuringthattheendusersareengagedthroughoutthelifeofthedevelopmentac<vity

•  Stakeholdersareinvolvedby:• Par<cipa<nginthetechnologydevelopmentiden<fica<onprocess• Par<cipa<nginTechnologyPlanningWorkshops• ServingasmembersofTAGsthatevaluateandrecommendconceptproposals• Adendingandpar<cipa<nginallSCaNTechnologyFunc<onreviews

•  TechnologydevelopedwithinNASAattheCenters,JPL,andAPLareencouragedtoworkwithindustrytobegintheeventualhandoverprocess.ThiswillendurethatStakeholderswillhaveacapablevendorwhenneeded.

LessonsLearnedandConclusion

•  TheTechnologyManagementplanwasdevelopedwiththeCenterTechnologyManagers,technologydevelopers,repfromtheOfficeoftheChiefEngineerandinternalSCaNpersonnel.Thishelpedensurepar<cipantbuy‐in.

•  Processesweretestedforayearbeforebaseliningplan

•  Wewillcon<nuetoassessandimprovetheplanandprocessesasneeded

•  Engagingstakeholdersandendusersearlyinthetechnologydevelopmentiscri<caltoensureinfusionintoopera<ons

•  Most,ifnotall,technologymustbedemonstratedinarelevantenvironmentbeforebeingacceptedbytheenduser.Fundingforthedemonstra<onmustbeplannedwellinadvance.

•  TheSCaNTechnologyManagementPlanwasbaselinedMarch2010andisavailableuponrequest