SHARP - Automated monitoring of spacecraft health and statusBriefly discussed here are the spacecraft and ground systems monitoring process at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Some of the difficulties associated with the existing technology used in mission operations are highlighted. A new automated system based on artificial intelligence technology is described which seeks to overcome many of these limitations. The system, called the Spacecraft Health Automated Reasoning Prototype (SHARP), is designed to automate health and status analysis for multi-mission spacecraft and ground data systems operations. The system has proved to be effective for detecting and analyzing potential spacecraft and ground systems problems by performing real-time analysis of spacecraft and ground data systems engineering telemetry. Telecommunications link analysis of the Voyager 2 spacecraft was the initial focus for evaluation of the system in real-time operations during the Voyager spacecraft encounter with Neptune in August 1989.
Document ID
19910066598
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Atkinson, David J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
James, Mark L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Martin, R. G. (JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Computer Systems
Meeting Information
Meeting: Applications of Artificial Intelligence VIII