Increased operational autonomy and reduced operating costs have become critical design objectives in next-generation NASA and DoD space programs. The objective is to develop a semi-automated system for intelligent spacecraft operations support. The Spacecraft Operations and Anomaly Resolution System (SOARS) is presented as a standardized, model-based architecture for performing High-Level Tasking, Status Monitoring and automated Procedure Execution Control for a variety of spacecraft. The particular focus is on the Procedure Execution Control module. A hierarchical procedure network is proposed as the fundamental means for specifying and representing arbitrary operational procedures. A separate procedure interpreter controls automatic execution of the procedure, taking into account the current status of the spacecraft as maintained in an object-oriented spacecraft model.
Automated Procedure Execution for Space Vehicle Autonomous Control
1990
12 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Manned Spacecraft , Artificial intelligence , Automatic control , Spacecraft performance , Computer programs , Spacecraft control , Anomalies , Autonomy , Computer systems design , Computer systems performance , Cost reduction , Nasa space programs , Operating costs , Spacecraft models , SOARS system
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