From simulations to operations: Development in Test and Verification Equipment for Spacecraft TNG-GEN-TP-002

From simulations to operations: Development in Test and Verification Equipment for Spacecraft TNG-GEN-TP-002

Timmermans, L.J.
Zwartbol, T.
Oving, B.A.
Casteleijn, A.A.
Brouwer, M.P.A.M.

National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

2001-07-11

Supported by Research and Development programs of the European Space Agency (ESA), simulation and test tools are being developed to improve the life cycle cost efficiency of spacecraft development. Standardisation and rationalisation, use of (C)OTS products, reuse of both software and hardware are some of the lines along which schedule optimisation and cost reduction is pursued. Based on experience with the development, production and use of test equipment for scientific satellites such as XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL, the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR is developing a next generation of Test and Verification Equipment (TVE) for spacecraft avionics systems, such as Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystems (AOCS). Starting points for these developments are the application of existing relevant technologies, modularity, scalability, commonality and reuse of tools, equipment and results during the various phases of the spacecraft life cycle. This paper will focus on the interface between TVE and ESA's latest generation Spacecraft Control & Operation System, SCOS-2000, as important element of the next generation TVE to enable reuse of technologies from simulations to flight operations. Paper presented at the DAta Systems In Aerospace (DASIA), Nice, France, May 28 - June 1, 2001.

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