A reference architecture for satellite control systems

Autor(es)

Rohling, Adair Jose ^{[1, 2]} ; Graciano Neto, Valdemar Vicente ^[3] ; Vieira Ferreira, Mauricio Goncalves ^[1] ; Dos Santos, Walter Abrahao ^[1] ; Nakagawa, Elisa Yumi ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Natl Inst Space Res INPE, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

^[2] Fed Univ Technol Parana UTFPR, Guarapuava - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: INNOVATIONS IN SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; v. 15, n. 2, p. 139-153, JUN 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Software for satellite control systems (SCS) domain performs a relevant role in space systems, being responsible for ensuring the functioning of the satellites, from the orbit launch to the end of their lifetime. Systems in this domain are complex and are constantly evolving due to technological advancement of satellites, the significant increase in controlled satellites, and the interoperability among space organizations. However, in order to meet such complexity and such evolution, the architectures of these systems have been usually designed in an isolated way by each organization and hence may be prone to recurrent efforts and difficulties of interoperability. In parallel to this scenario, reference architecture, a special type of software architecture that aggregates knowledge of a specific domain, has performed an important role for the success in development, standardization, and evolution of systems in several domains. Nevertheless, the usage of reference architecture has not been explored in the SCS domain. Thus, this article presents a reference architecture for satellite control systems (SCS-RA). Results achieved from usage of SCS-RA in the development of a microsatellite control system for National Institute for Space Research showed a significant reduction of effort, benefits of interoperability, scalability, and sharing of ground resources. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/06195-9 - RASoS: construção de arquiteturas de referência de sistemas-de-sistemas
• Beneficiário: Elisa Yumi Nakagawa
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular