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Code 583 Technologies and Products

Advanced Spacecraft Integration and System Test (ASIST)/Front End Data System (FEDS)

Principal Investigator (PI)
Description and Objectives
  • A common Telemetry and Command System for all phases of a life cycle of a mission from Components Development, I & T and Operations.
  • Scalable Architecture from a single ASIST workstation to tens of ASIST workstations with each ASIST looking at a different subsystems or doing playbacks.
  • Intuitive and user-friendly page development tool.
  • Playback capability from archive for anomalies determination.
  • Easily adaptable to support multiple missions.

 

Advanced Spacecraft Integration and System Test (ASIST)

Typical ASIST console with STOL input, event log, procedures, pages & plots

 

Technical Approach
  • Single development tree for multiple missions.
  • New capabilities are additive (no loss of old capabilities).
  • Robust regression testing for all new releases.
  • Open source development environment except for the Graphical User Interface (using Kinesix's SAMMI*)
  • CCSDS* compliant (supports SLE*, CFDP*, etc.)
  • Standard interfaces (TCP* sockets, GMSEC* bus, etc.)
  • * SAMMI: Standards-based, Advanced Man-Machine Interface; CCSDS: Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems; 
       SLE: Space Link Extension; CFDP: CCSDS File Delivery Protocol; TCP: Transmission Control Protocol; 
       GMSEC: Goddard Mission Services Evolution Center; DBMS: Database Management System; ST-5: Space Technology-5; 
       MMS: Magnetospheric MultiScale mission; CFS: Core Flight System
Main Innovation(s)
  • Rapid proto-typing with quick turn-around times for database development and testing without a commercial DBMS.
  • Constellation support (ST-5*, MMS*)
  • Compiled scripting language for faster execution
  • Distributed Parallel Commanding
  • Parallel execution of multiple procedures
Infusion Potential
  • Already integrated with CFS* & GMSEC.
  • Used by FSW Branch for S/W develop. & testing.
  • Gateway software with most ground stations already developed.