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The Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing Flight SoftwareThis paper describes the design, development, and testing of the EDL program from the perspective of the software engineer. We briefly cover the overall MSL flight software organization, and then the organization of EDL itself. We discuss the timeline, the structure of the GNC code (but not the algorithms as they are covered elsewhere in this conference) and the command and telemetry interfaces. Finally, we cover testing and the influence that testability had on the EDL flight software design.
Document ID
20150007480
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/44192
Authors
Gostelow, Kim P. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
May 6, 2015
Publication Date
February 10, 2013
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Computer Programming And Software
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting
Location: Kauai, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: February 10, 2013
End Date: February 14, 2013
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronomical Society
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Entry, Descent, Landing (EDL)
flight software
Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC)

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