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    $\begingroup$ This is an important design question but not necessarily an answerable one. As someone who works in the industry, I assure you that if we think a tool is useful, we'll find some way to massage the data so that we can use it. I would design your ICD in a way that seems clean and concise to you, and then document it thoroughly in your thesis. If people want to use it, they'll find a way. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 14:41
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    $\begingroup$ There is thermal analysis software for satellites. Every satellite manufacturer uses something -- the vast majority of them are built and used in-house and never released to the public in any form. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 16:01
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    $\begingroup$ Something open source? Or are you thinking of a commercial package, or maybe it's too early? @Tristan 's point is certainly correct, and for new, well funded companies the latest engineering simulation packages can probably handle sophisticated satellite designs through built-in flexibility, without customization. There is one group who would definitely need a new product - the ever increasing number of first-time satellite builders and experimenters. An open source project would be great - perhaps as a front end with SfePy for numerical simulation. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 8:52
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    $\begingroup$ SfePy docs, a pdf manual, many examples, development timeline cool video. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 9:00