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The management of energy utilization in a spacecraft tracking station and its industrial applicationsThe mission of a tracking station within the NASA/Jet Propulsion Deep Space Network is characterized by a wide diversity of spacecraft types, communications ranges, and data accuracy requirements. In the present paper, the system architecture, communications techniques, and operators interfaces for a utility controller are described. The control equipment as designed and installed is meant to be a tool to study applications of automated control in the dynamic environment of a tracking station. It allows continuous experimenting with new technology without disruption of the tracking activities.
Document ID
19790035818
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Reynolds, R.
(Kentrol International, Inc. Pasadena, Calif., United States)
White, R. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hume, P.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1978
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 78-WA/PEM-2
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Winter Annual Meeting
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start Date: December 10, 1978
End Date: December 15, 1978
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Accession Number
79A19831
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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