# Presentation: 196166

## COTS/PEMs:BOK on Insertion Experience Inter-Agency Info. ExchangeTask 04-017

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| Cost   |   |  $85K |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Schedule |   |   |
| Technical |   |  Have to develop effective info exchange |
| Programmatic |   |  Include actual part data?? |

**Description:**

**Benefits:**

**Schedule/Costs:**

**Risks:**

- Red, Yellow, or Green

**Lead Center/PI: ****JPL/Barnes**
**Co-Is: ****GSFC/JSC**
**Center Funding Split: ****JPL:$45K, GSFC:$30K**

**Non-NASA Organizations/Procurements:**

**Total ROM Cost (non-CS) = $75K **

**CS FTEs =0.1  **

**Products:**

**Product Insertion Plan:**

- The ability to insert COTS microelectronics in NASA systems with minimum risk is critical to the continuing success of NASA missions from the perspective of in-creasing performance, compact design, lighter weight and minimum power con-sumption. However, the challenge of minimizing risk can be very difficult, especially for systems that must function in extreme environments for long periods of time, such as a long mission to the Jovian system. Other systems, such as ISS and Shuttle, are more amenable to COTS insertion. Thus, there is a wide variety of scenarios in which COTS microelectronics can play a role in NASA engineering systems and instruments. The purpose of this task is to facilitate, in a proactive manner, COTS insertion throughout NASA by providing continually updated surveys, reviews, analyses, and information on how NASA projects at the Centers are accomplishing COTS insertion, and how other agencies, the private sector and academia are dealing with the issue of COTS usage in high reliability systems. Critical to the success of the task will be setting up an appropriate and effective web-based information exchange on the NEPP web site that responds to communication interfaces setup with a variety of entities. Fortunately, many of these exist and we will be able to build upon existing structures such as NEPAG.

- Low risk insertion of COTS microelectronics inNASA flight project engineering systems andinstruments will be of great benefit for enhancing performance, and reducing weight, volume and power consumption. It will also allow the selection of a wider variety of part types and features. These advantages have led to a variety of techniques for minimizing the risk of COTS insertion at the NASA Centers. These techniques vary because of the large differences in mission performance and environmental requirements. It is not at all clear that all users within NASA are aware of the nature and variety of these insertion techniques at all the NASA Centers. In addition, other high reliability applications outside of NASA including the DoD, automotive and medial have developed their own techniques. This task will help to insure that this knowledge is known and available across NASA.

- 1. Web-based COTS insertion information exchange on NEPP web site.2. Periodic survey reports of COTS insertion techniques.3. Proactive interactions and presentations to potential NASA users.

- Consult with non-NASA entities: DoD, AFRL, SNL, DOE, Automotive (CAVE), RAC, CALCE, University of Maryland, others

- 1. Proactive notification and highlights from web site.2. Interactions and presentations to NASA project managers, parts engineers and others.

- Operational # 3, Slide # 1