An automated deep space communications station

Author

Fisher, Foret ; Chien, Steve ; Paal, L. ; Law, Emily ; Golshan, Nasser ; Stockett, Mike

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

21-28 Mar 1998

Firstpage

153

Abstract

This paper describes an architecture being implemented for an autonomous Deep Space Tracking Station(DS-T). The architecture targets fully automated routine operations encompassing scheduling and resource allocation, antenna and receiver predict generation, track procedure generation from service requests, and closed loop control and error recovery for the station subsystems. This architecture is being validated by construction of a prototype DS-T station which will be demonstrated in two phases: down-link (March 98) and up-link/down-link(July 98)

Keywords

aerospace computing; aerospace control; computer architecture; space communication links; space vehicles; telecommunication control; July 1998; March 1998; antenna; automated deep space communications station; automated routine operations; autonomous Deep Space Tracking Station; closed loop control; down-link; error recovery; prototype DS-T station; receiver; resource allocation; scheduling; station subsystems; track procedure generation; up-link/down-link; Automation; Hardware; Prototypes; Radar tracking; Receiving antennas; Space stations; Space technology; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Snowmass at Aspen, CO

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4311-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1998.685791

Filename

685791