IBI Group to Design Largest Satellite Test Facility in the UK
-全球设计和技术公司利用虚拟现实为创新设计过程提供信息-
LONDON, UK (October 17, 2018年，AG平台(TSX: IBG)是科学和技术设施委员会(STFC) RAL空间的数百万英镑国家卫星测试设施(NSTF)的首席架构师, located south of Oxford. Working in collaboration with RAL Space, IBI正在领导多学科设计团队交付这些将为国际空间社会服务的设施. Expected to be operational in 2021, 该设施符合英国政府推动国家航天部门发展的承诺, which underpins industries worth more than £250 billion.
国家卫星测试设施的设计是为了容纳一系列的测试设备, all within a cleanroom environment, to replicate the range of conditions the satellite has to endure, 从发射时的振动到外层空间的极端温度. 在该设施内全面测试一颗卫星需要五个过程, 首先要确定精确的重心，使其正确地装载在发射飞船内. During testing, NSTF将成为来访的卫星测试团队和一系列专业技术设备的所在地.
“NSTF是英国首个此类设施，因此对综合设计和施工团队提出了一些独特的技术挑战. 快速通道项目意味着AG平台正在利用以技术为主导的工具，如BIM和广泛的虚拟现实(VR)建模，使利益相关者完全沉浸在设计过程中，并支持复杂的决策制定,” said Andrew Fursdon, IBI Group London Higher Education and Science Lead.
In addition to the NSTF, AG平台还将设计现有RAL空间设施的第二阶段扩建, 它进行开创性的空间研究和技术开发，并参与了210多次成功的空间任务. 这些设施是进一步在哈维尔科学与创新园区建立科学技术设施委员会的更广泛投资的一部分，作为“大科学”的焦点。, world-class research and innovation. It will enable the UK space sector to build bigger, 技术更先进的卫星，并在一个地方进行测试, making a significant contribution to the commercial space age.
AG平台在为全球高等教育机构设计研究设施和技术实验室方面有着丰富的历史. Notable projects include: CUBRIC, a state of the art brain imaging facility for Cardiff University on its Innovation Campus; several research facilities for leading Institutes at Oxford University; Al Jalila Medical Research Centre, an independent academic research hub in Dubai, UAE; and Sensor City and Liverpool Life Science Accelerator, which form part of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter.
Leveraging emerging technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, 告知设计过程是公司新理念的一个组成部分 Strategic Plan, A Smarter Urban Future, released in May 2018. 该计划描绘了公司向技术驱动型设计公司的转型, future-proofing IBI Group through four, bold, strategic streams.
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About IBI Group
IBI Group Inc. (TSX:IBG) is a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm with over 2,700 professionals around the world. For more than 40 years, its dedicated professionals have helped clients create livable, sustainable, and advanced urban environments. AG平台认为，城市必须以智能系统来设计, sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure, and a human touch. Follow us on Twitter @ibigroup and Instagram @ibi_group.
