ECLIPSE (
ECSS Compliant Toolset for Information and Projects Support of Enterprises in Space) is a suite of software applications, intended for use by aerospace project and mission teams in managing their CM/QA/PA/PM activities.
The ECLIPSE developer says that ECLIPSE provides to its users a straightforward path to compliance with
ECSS standards.
ECLIPSE was formally introduced to members of the aerospace industry at the following events:
* ''International Space System Engineering Conference'', 1 to 4 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary
* ''ESA Knowledge Management Conference'', 21 to 23 June 2010, European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), Darmstadt, Germany
Currently the toolset is used by the European Space Agency (
ESA
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, headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France
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, spaceport = Guiana Space Centre
, seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png
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, image = Views in the Main Control Room (1 ...
) and members of the European aerospace industry.
Features
ECLIPSE supports the following activities:
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Document Management
A document management system (DMS) is usually a computerized system used to store, share, track and manage files or documents. Some systems include history tracking where a log of the various versions created and modified by different users is r ...
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Configuration Management
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Cost Control
Cost accounting is defined as "a systematic set of procedures for recording and reporting measurements of the cost of manufacturing goods and performing services in the aggregate and in detail. It includes methods for recognizing, classifying, al ...
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Dashboards For business applications, see Dashboard (business).
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* Action Management
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Risk Management
* Non-Conformance Management
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Quality Assurance
* Product Assurance
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Project Management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. T ...
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Knowledge Management
Knowledge management (KM) is the collection of methods relating to creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organization. It refers to a multidisciplinary approach to achieve organisational objectives by making ...
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Technology Management
Technology management is a set of management disciplines that allows organizations to manage their technological fundamentals to create customer advantage. Typical concepts used in technology management are:
* Technology strategy (a logic or role ...
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Time Tracking
A timesheet (or time sheet) is a method for recording the amount of a worker's time spent on each job. Traditionally a sheet of paper with the data arranged in tabular format, a timesheet is now often a digital document or spreadsheet. The time c ...
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WBS
Modules
ECLIPSE contains the following modules:
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External links
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Aerospace engineering software
Document management systems
Risk management software
Project management software
Quality management
Technical communication
Information systems
Knowledge management