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MBSE Execution of Scalable Autonomous Operations for a High Density Vertiplex

The High Density Vertiplex (HDV) subproject of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project adopted Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and NASA SE processes were executed via MBSE using MagicDraw. Since the adoption of MBSE and utilization of MagicDraw, the systems engineering team has made tremendous strides in each pillar of MBSE including, requirements, behavior, and structure. Scalable Autonomous Operations (SAO) was a stage in the development of the High Density Vertiplex focusing on the autonomous terminal operations of a vertiport with sUAS aircraft. MBSE served the systems engineering team to document and verify the physical architecture and capture a logical architecture of SAO for distribution to the AAM community. This paper will detail methodologies that were created to successfully execute NASA SE processes via MBSE in the SAO stage as well as highlight challenges and lessons learned.

Demetrios Katsaduros↗

Mission planning and execution within the mission data system

Not only has the number of launched spacecraft per year exploded over the past few years, but also spacecraft are getting progressively more complex, as flyby missions give way to remote orbiters, which in turn give way to rovers and other in situ explorers. To address the software issues in this expanding mission set, JPL started the Mission Data System (MDS) project, an effort to make flight software engineering more straightforward and less prone to error through the eplicit modeling of spacecraft state. This paper presents how MDS performs mission planning and execution in the context of explicitly managing spacecraft state.

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Separating essentials from incidentals: an execution architecture for real-time control systems

This paper describes an execution architecture that makes such systems far more analyzable and verifiable by aggressive separation of concerns. The architecture separates two key software concerns: transformations of global state, as defined in pure functions; and sequencing/timing of transformations, as performed by an engine that enforces four prime invariants. The important advantage of this architecture, besides facilitating verification, is that it encourages formal specification of systems in a vocabulary that brings systems engineering closer to software engineering.

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Comments on 'interleaving temporal planning and execution for an autonomous rover'

The subject paper shows promise in leading to a useful system for integrating deliberative planning, plan repair, and execution control in a dynamic environment with real-time constraints. The conditions in which the system described would enable such integration seem to be ones that would apply to significant practical problems for an autonomous rover.

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Integrating Planning, Diagnosis and Execution for Vehicle Systems Management

We describe a prototype Vehicle System Manager (VSM) for NASA’s Gateway, a human-capable spacecraft that will also be capable of autonomous operations. The VSM consists of an execution system, planner, and fault management system, integrated via an over-arching mission management compo- nent. We describe the VSM architecture and each of its com- ponents. We describe a series of use cases, centered on a spacecraft propulsive operation that can fail at different times, for different reasons, and how the VSM detects and responds to these failures. We show the VSM is capable of detecting faults and loss of capability, and subsequently replanning, in the presence of each failure scenario.

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Executive routine

Utilization of history tape and tape library procedures of alternate executive routine for minivar computer program

MAGNETIC TAPE↗

Workshop on dimensional analysis for design, development, and research executives

The proceedings of a conference of research and development executives are presented. The purpose of the meeting was to develop an understanding of the conditions which are appropriate for the use of certain general management tools and those conditions which render these tools inappropriate. The verbatim statements of the participants are included to show the direction taken initially by the conference. Formal presentations of management techniques for research and development are developed.

Goodman, R. A.↗

Space station executive summary

An executive summary of the modular space station study is presented. The subjects discussed are: (1) design characteristics, (2) experiment program, (3) operations, (4) program description, and (5) research implications. The modular space station is considered a candidate payload for the low cost shuttle transportation system.

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Reliability techniques for computer executive programs

Computer techniques for increasing the stability and reliability of executive and supervisory systems were studied. Program segmentation characteristics are discussed along with a validation system which is designed to retain the natural top down outlook in coding. An analysis of redundancy techniques and roll back procedures is included.

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