Mission-proven engineering methodologies

Independent Control Systems Engineering & Consulting

From space to high-precision control systems.

Helping organizations reduce technical risk and develop reliable high-performance control systems through system engineering, modelling, simulation and verification.

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Mission Goals

Requirements

Architecture

Modelling

Algorithms Design

V&V

Operations

End-to-end engineering from mission goals to reliable operations.

Services

End-to-End Control Systems Expertise

From concept to operations, I provide independent engineering and proven methods to de-risk complex control systems and deliver mission performance.

Control System Architecture & Design

End-to-end control system development from mission needs and requirements through architecture, modelling, algorithm design, V&V and commissioning.

  • Requirements, modes & architecture
  • Sensor & actuator sizing & selection
  • Modelling & algorithm design
  • Integration, V&V & commissioning

Independent Control System Design Review

Independent assessment of control architecture, modelling, algorithms, stability, robustness, implementation and verification evidence.

  • Architecture, modelling & algorithms
  • Performance, stability & robustness
  • Implementation, V&V & technical risks
  • Findings & actionable recommendations

Pointing Performance & Error Budgets

ECSS-aligned pointing performance analysis, allocation and traceable error budgets for spacecraft and precision pointing systems.

  • APE, AKE & RPE assessment
  • Error allocation & contributor modelling
  • Sensitivity, RSS/WC & Monte Carlo analysis
  • Requirements traceability & verification

Modelling, Simulation & Analysis

High-fidelity modelling and simulation for control system design, performance assessment, trade studies and verification.

  • Dynamic modelling & simulation
  • Scenario, sensitivity & trade studies
  • Monte Carlo & performance analysis
  • V&V and test support

Verification, Validation & Commissioning

Control system verification and validation from requirements and test planning through system-level verification, commissioning and performance assessment.

  • V&V planning & requirements traceability
  • Test strategy, SIL/HIL & system verification
  • Commissioning & performance validation
  • Compliance assessment & evidence

Root Cause Investigation

Structured investigation of control system anomalies using models, simulation, test results and operational data to identify root causes and corrective actions.

  • Data, telemetry & log analysis
  • Model correlation & hypothesis testing
  • Root cause & impact assessment
  • Corrective actions & verification

Independent

Objective and vendor-neutral engineering support.

Performance Focused

Methods and tools to drive mission performance.

Proven Methods

Industry best practices and tailored solutions.

Flexible Engagement

From short reviews to full project support.

Featured Projects

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Technical project page coming soon

Multi-rate AOCS Simulator

Modular multi-rate simulation environment for AOCS architecture development, control and estimation design, performance analysis and verification.

Technical project page coming soon

EO Image Simulator

End-to-end simulation linking spacecraft motion and pointing performance to image quality, geolocation and mission-level performance.

Case study in preparation

E2E Pointing Performance Analysis

ECSS-based pointing performance and error budget tool for requirements allocation, contributor modelling, sensitivity analysis and performance assessment.