International Space Station end-to-end GN&C integration and development testing

Author

Sepahban, S. ; Petri, D. ; Frank, K.

Author_Institution

NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

1-8 Feb 1997

Firstpage

357

Abstract

To address some of the risks associated with the early integration and testing of the International Space Station (ISS) Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) system, the GN&C Integration Test Facility (GITF) at JSC was developed. The GITF is the only facility in the world capable of functional integration and end-to-end hardware in the loop testing of U.S. and Russian GN&C hardware and software, including their interfaces with the command and control (C&C) system. This paper elaborates on facility architecture and design decisions, testing phases, challenges,and potential future applications of GITF

Keywords

aerospace control; aerospace test facilities; aerospace testing; automatic testing; command and control systems; computerised navigation; navigation; space vehicle electronics; International Space Station; Russian space research; USA; command and control system; control; guidance; integration; loop testing; navigation; planning; scheduling; Application software; Command and control systems; Computer architecture; Control systems; Hardware; International Space Station; Navigation; Software testing; System testing; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1997. Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Snowmass at Aspen, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3741-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1997.577987

Filename

577987