Applications software supporting the Spartan Attitude Control SystemThe native software supporting a single mission for the Spartan Attitude Control System can require up to 40,000 lines of code. Most of this must be rewritten for each mission. Control system engineers use an array of Applications Software Packages residing in ground computers to write each mission's flight software. These Applications Packages are written in the 'C' programming language and run under the UNIX Operating System. This paper discusses each of the Attitude Control Applications Software Packages, and describes the purpose and design of each.
Document ID
19870028444
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stone, R. W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)