• DocumentCode
    2912719
  • Title

    Mission-critical software development for a distributed and diverse user base

  • Author

    Pasek, Virginia ; Lytle, Dyer

  • Author_Institution
    Lunar & Planetary Lab., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-12 March 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    XTour is a distributed software system used to design operating commands for the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument onboard the Cassini spacecraft. The distributed architecture increases security and accessibility by centralizing access to the large datasets of information required to create instrument commands. Users are able to leverage portable devices to connect to the server and quickly complete their tasks, independent of their location. In this paper we discuss the design and implementation of the XTour software.
  • Keywords
    aerospace computing; distributed processing; infrared spectrometers; software architecture; space vehicles; Cassini spacecraft; VIMS instrument; XTour software; distributed architecture; distributed software system; diverse user base; mission critical software development; visual and infrared mapping spectrometer; Computers; Instruments; Java; Kernel; Servers; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • ISSN
    1095-323X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7350-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2011.5747620
  • Filename
    5747620