Application of multifunction display and control systems to the NASA Orbiter spacecraft offers the potential for reducing crew workload and improving the presentation of system status and operational data to the crew. A design concept is presented for the application of a multifunction display and control system (MFDCS) to the Orbital Maneuvering System and Electrical Power Distribution and Control System on the Orbiter spacecraft. The MFDCS would provide the capability for automation of procedures, fault prioritization and software reconfiguration of the MFDCS data base. The MFDCS would operate as a stand-alone processor to minimize the impact on the current Orbiter software. Supervisory crew command of all current functions would be retained through the use of several operating modes in the system. Both the design concept and the processes followed in defining the concept are described.
Development of Preliminary Design Concept for a Multifunction Display and Control System for the Orbiter Crew Station. Task 4: Design Concept Recommendation
1982
116 pages
Report
No indication
English
Manned Spacecraft , Human Factors Engineering , Optoelectronic Devices & Systems , Computer programs , Design analysis , Display devices , Flight control , Human factors engineering , Space shuttle orbiters , Systems engineering , Automatic control , Depersonalization , Optimal control , Space shuttles , Spacecraft control
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