The SSME engine controller is a redundant, micro-processor based control unit. The controller along with its embedded software provides closed loop control of the engine s thrust and mixture ratio during flight as well as configuring the engine state and operations during non-flight activities such as checkouts, and pre-start engine conditioning. It processes orbiter commands into engine actions and provides engine state and health information to the orbiter for immediate action, telemetry and recording. In addition the controller includes functions which continually monitor and manage engine health, and can activate a variety of fault mitigation actions to insure safe engine operation. The objective of this paper is to provide a description of the SSME engine controller as well as its developmental history and lessons learned


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    Title :

    SSME Engine Controller Development and Evolution


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    57th JANNAF Joint Propulsion Conference ; 2010 ; Colorado Springs, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-05-03


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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