The two Voyager spacecraft were designed with reprogrammable attitude and articulation control system flight control processors to permit inflight modification of the software. These software modifications were designed to: (1) correct for hardware failures that occurred during the interstellar journey, and (2) improve spacecraft dynamic performance for better control so that, by minimizing the use of propellant, the life of the mission could be extended. It is suggested that, in the future, spacecraft be launched with additional unused memory to deal with anomalies unforeseen in the decision-making process.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Voyager programmability - Experiences in control system adaptation


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference ; 1988 ; Keystone, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Voyager

    Hearth, D.P. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1965


    Voyager

    Online Contents | 2013


    Voyager

    NTRS | 1977


    Voyager.

    Hearth, D. P. | NTRS | 1965


    Programmability comes to fiber lasers

    Salhany, J. / Burgoyne, B. | British Library Online Contents | 2010