• DocumentCode
    358518
  • Title

    Automating the operations of NASA´s deep space network 26-meter antennas

  • Author

    Osman, Jeffrey W. ; Barker, James T. ; Rohrer, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    481
  • Abstract
    A development effort has been embarked on with the goal of improving the automation of some key components of NASA´s Deep Space Network. This automation is intended to allow the DSN to support more missions with smaller budgets and fewer people. The development of these automation capabilities required not only a new set of hardware and software components, but also a significant change to the operational concepts that have been used to drive the design of the DSN for the last 20 years. This change to the DSN´s operational scenarios should have an impact on future developments for all components of the DSN
  • Keywords
    aerospace control; antennas; computerised control; ground support equipment; space communication links; telecommunication control; 26 m; 26 m antennas; NASA; automation; deep space network; remote control; Automation; Communication system control; Hardware; History; Laboratories; NASA; Propulsion; Reflector antennas; Space technology; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2000 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • ISSN
    1095-323X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5846-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2000.878257
  • Filename
    878257