Concept study support of research projects in astronomy and other sciences

Present status and plan of the concept study support of research at systemology support section of KEK QUP are presented. We introduce CRDF (Concurrent Research Design Facility), which is not the same but somewhat similar to the concept study facility used in space science missions. The CRDF utilizes Model-Based Development (MBD) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) software tools. We have also developed a Concept Maturity Level (CML) checklist specifically suited for research in astronomy and other sciences to measure the level of the research concept and to guide the concept study, based on the CML framework used in space missions. We are conducting the CRDF on a few early research concepts. We will also report the present status of the support in this paper.