The main benefit of using ECLIPSE at Reaction Engines was cost reductions. The ECLIPSE automated processing of the RID’s and their associated actions replaced previous manual (Excel and Word) processing of the RIDs, estimated at saving 40-60 man hours of management per review.
ECLIPSE allows the project to generate, manage and process their data packs efficiently. Furthermore, the nature of the RID tool removes the duplication of RID’s and integrates the required actions to complete the updates of documents from the initial RID’s, bring further man hour savings of those creating RIDs.
In 2017 Reaction Engines obtained funding from ESA to construct a demonstrator of their cutting-edge Sabre engine. With this funding came the need to be aligned with the ECSS RID process for their documentation. The initial SRR was managed in word and Excel and meant huge manual management of all the RID’s and associated actions. It was quickly realised by the management team that greater efficiency to this process needed to be obtained.
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