Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4311-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1998.685791
