The satellite avionics platform has been developed in cooperation with Airbus and is called „Future Low-cost Platform“ (FLP). It is based on an Onboard Computer (OBC) with redundant processor boards based on SPARC V8 microchips of type Cobham Aeroflex UT699. At the University of Stuttgart a test bench with a real hardware OBC and a fully simulated satellite is available for testing real flight scenarios with the Onboard Software (OBSW) running on representative hardware. The test bench as later the real flying satellite "Flying Laptop" – is commanded from a real Ground Control Centre (GCC). The main challenges in the FLP project were - Onboard computer design, - Software design and - Interfaces between platform and payloads In the course of industrialization of this FLP platform technology for later use in satellite constellations, Airbus has started to set up an in-house test bench where all the technologies shall be developed. The initial plan is to get first core elements of the FLP OBSW ported to the new dual-core processor and the new Space Wire(SpW) routing network. The plan also has an inclusion of new Mission Control Software with which one can command the OBC. The new OBC has a dual core processor Cobham Gaisler GR712 and hence, all the payload and related functionality are to be implemented only in a second core which involves a lot of low-level task distribution. The consequent SpW router network application and dual-core platform/payload OBSW sharing are entirely new in the field of satellite engineering.


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    Title :

    Integration of Mission Control System, On-board Computer Core and spacecraft Simulator for a Satellite Test Bench: Integration of Mission Control System,On-board Computer Core and spacecraft Simulator for a Satellite Test Bench



    Publication date :

    2016-11-04


    Type of media :

    Theses


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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    DDC:    000 / 303 / 629




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