Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Dec 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991esasp.326..203m&link_type=abstract
In ESA, Spacecraft Flight Dynamics p 203-211 (SEE N92-24719 15-12)
Computer Science
Performance
Airborne/Spaceborne Computers, Attitude Indicators, Galileo Project, Orbital Position Estimation, Scanners, Star Trackers, Astronomical Catalogs, Flight Operations, Hardware, Software Tools, Spacecraft Configurations
Scientific paper
The Galileo experience with a rotating star scanner is discussed in terms of problems encountered in flight, solutions implemented, and lessons learned. An overview of the Galileo project and the attitude and articulation control subsystem is given and the star scanner hardware and relevant software algorithms are detailed. The star scanner is the sole source of inertial attitude reference for this spacecraft. Problem symptoms observed in flight are discussed in terms of effects on spacecraft performance and safety. Sources of thse problems include contributions from flight software idiosyncrasies and inadequate validation of the ground procedures used to identify target stars for use by the autonomous on-board star identification algorithm. Problem fixes (some already implemented and some only proposed) are discussed. A general conclusion is drawn regarding the inherent difficulty of performing simulation tests to validate algorithms which are highly sensitive to external inputs of statistically 'rare' events.
Merken L.
Singh Gurpadam
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