Abstract SciBox is a new technology for planning and commanding science operations for Earth-orbital and planetary space missions. It has been incrementally developed since 2001 and demonstrated on several spaceflight projects. The technology has matured to the point that it is now being used to plan and command all orbital science operations for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission to Mercury. SciBox encompasses the derivation of observing sequences from science objectives, the scheduling of those sequences, the generation of spacecraft and instrument commands, and the validation of those commands prior to uploading to the spacecraft. Although the process is automated, science and observing requirements are incorporated at each step by a series of rules and parameters to optimize observing opportunities, which are tested and validated through simulation and review. Except for limited special operations and tests, there is no manual scheduling of observations or construction of command sequences. SciBox reduces the lead time for operations planning by shortening the time-consuming coordination process, reduces cost by automating the labor-intensive processes of human-in-the-loop adjudication of observing priorities, reduces operations risk by systematically checking constraints, and maximizes science return by fully evaluating the trade space of observing opportunities to meet MESSENGER science priorities within spacecraft recorder, downlink, scheduling, and orbital-geometry constraints.

    Highlights ► SciBox is a proven end-to-end automated planning and commanding system. ► It derives operation sequences from science objectives and schedules them. ► It outputs commands to drive the spacecraft and instruments. ► It maximizes science return, improves operation efficiency, reduces cost, and reduces operation risk. ► SciBox has been used to plan and command the entire MESSENGER science operation.


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    Titel :

    SciBox, an end-to-end automated science planning and commanding system


    Beteiligte:
    Choo, Teck H. (Autor:in) / Murchie, Scott L. (Autor:in) / Bedini, Peter D. (Autor:in) / Steele, R. Josh (Autor:in) / Skura, Joseph P. (Autor:in) / Nguyen, Lillian (Autor:in) / Nair, Hari (Autor:in) / Lucks, Michael (Autor:in) / Berman, Alice F. (Autor:in) / McGovern, James A. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 93 ; 490-496


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012-09-18


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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