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Avionics architecture for the U.S. segment of the international space station alphaThe International Space Station Alpha (ISSA) is a joint project between the United States, European Space Agency, Japan, Canada and Russia to develop and fly a space station in the later part of the 1990s. The United States will be the largest hardware contributor to this project, and this paper will describe the avionics architecture for the U.S. provided pressurized modules and truss segments. The avionics contained within these U.S. modules and segments will perform many of the core engineering and payload support functions for the ISSA. These functions include: the command and data handling, communications and tracking, guidance navigation and control (in partnership with the Russian elements), and electrical power generation and distribution. This paper will describe the architecture of the avionics systems that will perform these core engineering avionics functions, as well as provide a discussion on the avionics necessary for the proper functioning of the core engineering avionics supported functions such as thermal control, life support, and mechanisms.
Document ID
19950059049
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smith, Joseph F.
(McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Huntington Beach, CA US, United States)
Mcdonald, Mark
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Suchting, Steve
(Boeing Defense and Space Group, Houston, TX US, United States)
Schikner, Jeff
(McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Huntington Beach, CA US, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 95-0972
Accession Number
95A90648
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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