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Application of the Core Flight System to a Lunar RoverResource Prospector (RP) is a lunar mission sponsored by NASAs Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) division, that aims to study in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) feasibility and technologies on the surface of the moon. The RP missions lunar surface segment includes a rover equipped with with a suite of instruments specifically designed to measure and map volatiles both at the surface and in the subsurface. Of particular interest is the quantity and state of volatiles in permanently shadowed regions. To conduct the mission, ground system operators will remotely drive the rover, directing it to waypoints along the surface in order to achieve measurement objectives. At selected locations, an onboard drill will be deployed to collect material and obtain direct measurements of the subsurface constituents. RP is currently planned for launch in 2022. RP is managed at NASA Ames Research Center. The RP Rover is being designed and developed by NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in partnership with NASA Ames. NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is responsible for the Honeybee drilling system and science payload.In order to better understand the technical challenges and demonstrate capability, in 2015 the RP project developed a rover testbed (known as RP15). In this mission in a year, a rover was designed, developed, and outfitted with science instruments and a drill. The rover was operated from a remote operations center, and operated in an outdoor lunar rock yard at Johnson space center. The study was a resounding success meeting all objectives. The RP Rover software architecture and development processes were based on the successful Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft. This architecture is built on the Core Flight System software and an interface to MatlabSimulink auto-generated software components known as the Simulink Interface Layer (SIL). The application of this lunar satellite inspired framework worked well for the rover application, and is currently being planned for the mission. This presentation provides an overview of the architecture and processes, and describes some of the changes and challenges for the rover application.
Document ID
20170012168
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cannon, Howard
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
December 15, 2017
Publication Date
December 4, 2017
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN46937
Meeting Information
Meeting: Spacecraft Flight Software Workshop
Location: Laurel, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: December 4, 2017
End Date: December 7, 2017
Sponsors: Johns Hopkins Univ., Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech.
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 760231.01.99.99.99.99.21
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
CFS
Rove
Resource Prospector
Lunar
Core Flight System
RP
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