@Article{SilvaGenLouMatAse:2022:FrAsRe,
               author = "Silva, Isomar Lima da and Genaro, Andreia F{\'a}tima Sorice and 
                         Loureiro, Geilson and Mattiello-Francisco, Maria de F{\'a}tima 
                         and Asencio, Jenny Carolina Robledo",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)} and {Satellite Engineering Team}",
                title = "PRONT-AIT: a framework for assessing readiness of satellite 
                         assembly, integration and testing organization",
              journal = "IEEE Access",
                 year = "2022",
               volume = "10",
                pages = "83472--83488",
                month = "Aug.",
             keywords = "AIT, Maturity, Organization, Readiness, Stakeholders.",
             abstract = "Purpose: The success of satellites in orbit depends on the quality 
                         of the engineering processes adopted in the development cycle of 
                         the mission. The facilities and processes provided by Assembly, 
                         Integration and Testing (AIT) laboratories support the 
                         verification and validation of satellite´ systems regarding their 
                         capacities to operating into space environmental conditions. 
                         Choose an ideal AIT organization to a particular satellite project 
                         requires knowing their processes and services provided. This paper 
                         presents a framework for evaluating the services for satellite AIT 
                         provided by an AIT organization. The framework, named PRONT-AIT, 
                         allows to assess the organizations readiness based on both process 
                         areas and criteria of adherence to the stakeholder´s requirements. 
                         Methodology/approach Inspired by the CMMI model, the PRONT-AIT 
                         framework was structured in process areas, covering management and 
                         technical processes of the AIT organization, that supports 5 
                         levels of readiness. Each readiness level expresses the 
                         organization maturity in terms of the processes and practices 
                         established to provide the services required by a particular space 
                         project. Findings The frameworks effectiveness is demonstrated 
                         through its use to assess the readiness of a particular AIT 
                         organization on meeting the specific requirements of two types of 
                         satellites: remote sensing and CubeSat satellites. The results 
                         reveal that the example organization readiness fully reached level 
                         2 (Manageable Readiness) for remote sensing satellite and 
                         partially reached level 2 for CubeSat satellite. Originality/value 
                         The framework has a good value to satellite project managers 
                         because it supports them on evaluating an AIT organization prior 
                         to contracting its services. Higher readiness level revealed by 
                         PRONT-AIT gives to the satellite project manager more confidence 
                         on the AIT organization capacities. Thus, an AIT organization is 
                         not chosen solely on the basis of the facilities it offers and the 
                         cost of the services but also on the level of readiness revealed 
                         by PRONT-AIT.",
                  doi = "10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3196927",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3196927",
                 issn = "2169-3536",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "
                         
                         A_Framework_for_Assessing_Readiness_of_Satellite_Assembly_Integration_and_Testing_Organization.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "20 maio 2024"
}