Modeling and Simulation as an approach to create Awareness of Thailand Aerospace Technology Ambition

Abstract

Thailand's ambition to utilize space as a domain to demonstrateindigenous capacity in science and technology, not to mention the joint venture ThaiChote remote sensing satellite, has been doubtfully speculative due to pure abstraction of the program and lack of at least a visualization tool to generate project concept of ignition at a launch site through to a separation stage in space needs visuals and audio to convey intended messages to an audience. This research paper explains the processes that the authors adopted to turn intangible and ideal abstraction into a visualization product, which has been under continued research and devel ling and simulation research group. The paper describes the purpose of the video version of the modeled and simulated sounding rocket when presented as a moving backdrop during the ongoing panel discussion of top executives from space-related agencies and before the eye-witness of researchers having various backgrounds in an international conference. The paper further explains how the authors explored the achievement of the modeled and simulated product as a medium to create awareness of the audience who attended the panel discussion on the topic national aerospace technology vision and ambition. A questionnaire was circulated and its contents were collected and analyzed to come up with the prior intent of the modeling and simulation tool. The survey result shows that most of the participants who attended the discussion were optimistic and aware of the sounding rocket project. Comprehension on each stage of the rocket launch and separation was visually perceived to the extent that the vision and ambition were widely embraced.