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Benefits of Operational Consideration into the Guidance, Navigation, and Control Design of SpacecraftThe following paper points out historical examples where operational consideration into the GN&C design could have helped avoid operational complexity, reduce costs, ensure the ability for a GN&C system to be able to adapt to failures, and in some cases might have helped save mission objectives. A costly repeat of mistakes could befall a program if previous operational lessons, especially from operators of vehicles with similar GN&C systems, are not considered during the GN&C design phase of spacecraft. The information gained from operational consideration during the design can lead to improvements of the design, allow less ground support during operations, and prevent repetition of previous mistakes. However, this benefit can only occur if spacecraft operators adequately capture lessons learned that would improve future designs for operations and those who are designing spacecraft incorporate inputs from those that have previously operated similar GN&C systems.
Document ID
20110002860
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Morris, Mark C. (United Space Alliance Houston, TX, United States)
Holt, Greg N. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2011
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-22520
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
Location: Portland, OR
Country: United States
Start Date: August 8, 2011
End Date: August 11, 2011
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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