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Embedding Procedure Assistance into Mission Control Tools

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX09CC47P
Agency Tracking Number: 084318
Amount: $99,370.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: X1.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-01-22
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-07-22
Small Business Information
8620 N. New Braunfels, Suite 603
San Antonio, TX 78217-3586
United States
DUNS: 193786014
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Kortenkamp
 Principal Investigator
 (281) 461-7884
 korten@traclabs.com
Business Contact
 Jim Anderson
Title: President
Phone: (832) 415-4407
Email: janderson@traclabs.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Procedures are the accepted means of commanding spacecraft. Procedures
encode the operational knowledge of a system as derived from system
experts, testing, training and experience. NASA has tens of thousands
of procedures for Space Shuttle and the International Space Station,
which are used daily by both flight controllers and crew. It is
expected that the new Constellation vehicles, including Orion, Altair
and Lunar habitats, will have thousands of procedures to ensure safe
operation. Currently procedures are executed manually using standard
command and control displays. We are proposing a new paradigm whereby
procedures interact closely with the next generation telemetry and
command displays being developed for NASA and with a procedure
assistant that can automatically dispatch commands and evaluate
telemetry under tight supervision of the operator. The procedure
assistant will consist of an interactive procedure display, a
procedure assistant executive, a set of procedure support services and
an editor for modifying existing procedures or building simple new
procedures. In our paradigm rocedures will be just like any other
component of an integrated suite of mission control tools. This will
greatly enhance the efficiency of flight controllers and reduce
training costs associated with having a separate set of tools for
procedures.

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