European Space Operations Centre

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European Space Operations Centre
European Technology HarmonisationGround Systems
Software
Lisbon, May 8th 2003

Nestor Peccia TOS - GI
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Overall Technology Strategy Flow Chart
Technology Monitoring
ESA Technology Master Plan
ESA National Agencies Industry EC
European Space Technology Master Plan (ESTMP)
RD Contracts
National Agencies Technology Plans
Dossier 0
Data Consoli- dation
IPC
IPC
European Union Technology Plans
Harmonised Roadmaps
Harmonisation
Technology Mapping
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TDs
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Harmonisation Ground System SW
Background and Technology Overview Future Mission
market Needs World wide Technology
trend European Status of Current
technology Competitiveness and Benchmarking Europe
an Strategic Interest Proposed Future Development
ESA Technical Dossier Update (to include
information from maping meeting)
ESA Technical Dossier
Overview from National Agencies
On-going activities at National Level Future
National Mission Needs Strategic
Interest Proposed future developments
Detailed medium / long term strategy Expected
added value Proposed development
approach Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis
ESA (TOS, IMT) Roadmap Proposal
EUROSPACE (on behalf of european
industries) Industry Perspectives
European Industry Mapping Current Technology
status Strategic Interest Proposed future
developments
CONCLUSIONS
ROADMAP MEETING Agreement on who is doing what,
for when and on which budget Participants ESA
(IMT, TOS, Programme DIRs), National Delegations,
EC, No industry
MAPPING MEETING To gain a common understanding
of the current situation for the Selected
technology Participants ESA (IMT, TOS, Programme
DIRs), National Delegations, EC, Eurospace,
Industry
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Conclusions after Roadmap Meeting

• Conclusion No 1
• Harmonisation of the european technologies is
  supported through standardisation of functions
  and interfaces
• Conclusion No 2
• It is agreed to broaden the scope of this
  harmonisation (initially MCS and EGSE) to include
  the other Ground System Components
• Flight Dynamics
• Simulators
• Data Archiving
• Mission Planning
• Etc.

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Conclusions after Roadmap Meeting

• Conclusion No 3
• The 3 Phase approach is agreed (Medium Term
  Strategy) with
• Phase 1 (System Level)
• To define, with the user community, a common
  system standard architecture and common
  requirement for identified modules to become ECSS
  standards (target 1 year). (In this 1st phase
  synergies between existing solutions will be
  searched for)
• Phase 2
• Define standard interfaces between modules (to
  become ECSS standards)
• Phase 3
• Contracts to re-engineer, as needed, solutions
  compliant with requirements and standard
  interfaces, re-using as far as possible existing
  products.

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Ground System SW Roadmap Meeting
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Conclusions after Roadmap Meeting

• Conclusion No 4
• It is agreed to
• Establish a Ground Systems SW Steering Board
  involving the user community as soon as possible
  under a clear mandate but following existing ESA
  rules.
• ESA to
• Propose a mandate (draft to be discussed this
  afternoon)
• Propose a list of participants for the Steering
  Board (to be done today)
• Assess more precisely activity to be outsourced
• Minimise associated budget
• Identify budget source
• Conduct Phase 1 and present the results within a
  year before initiating Phase 2.
• Postpone the proposed 2nd Semester 2003
  Harmonisation meeting on ground Systems S/W after
  this 1st Phase

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Conclusions after Roadmap Meeting

• REMARKS
• The harmonisation should be coordinated with the
  NoC initiative
• Competitiveness in particular with COTS solutions
  should be targeted
• EGSE should not be imposed to industry (could go
  against their competitiveness)
• Results of the Ground SW Industry Survey
  conducted by ESA should be included in the Phase
  1 Process

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Ground System SW The ECSS-70 View
CCSDS, ECSS, OMG Standard Some exists, other at
work, other to be developed
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European GS SW Tech Harm The final goal
SCENARIO 2
SCENARIO 1
D
D
D
D
Flight Dynamics System
Flight Dynamics System
Flight Dynamics System
Flight Dynamics System
A
A
A
A
Simulator
Simulator
Simulator
Simulator
T
T
T
T
A
A
A
A
Mission Planning Schedule
Mission Planning Schedule
Mission Planning Schedule
Mission Planning Schedule
SLE
SLE
SLE
SLE
Control
Control
Control
Control
OBSW
OBSW
OBSW
OBSW
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
G
D
G
D
G
D
G
D
Management
Management
Management
Management
Commanding
Commanding
Generation
Generation
Commanding
Generation
Commanding
Generation
A
I
A
I
A
I
A
I
T
S
T
S
T
S
T
S
Control
Control
Control
Control
Product
Product
Product
Product
E
T
E
T
E
T
E
T
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
Generation
Generation
Generation
Generation
W
R
W
R
W
R
W
R
Execution
Execution
Execution
Execution
A
I
A
I
A
I
A
I
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Performance
Performance
Performance
Performance
Y
B
Y
B
Y
B
Y
B
Data Archive
Data Archive
Data Archive
Data Archive
Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluation
U
U
U
U
T
T
T
T
Operational
OBSW
Operational
OBSW
Operational
OBSW
Operational
OBSW
I
I
I
I
Database
Maintenance
Database
Maintenance
Database
Maintenance
Database
Maintenance
O
O
O
O
HCI
HCI
HCI
HCI
Management
Management
Management
Management
N
N
N
N
EGSE
EGSE
EGSE
EGSE
NA X Product C
NA X Product C
ESA Product A
ESA Product A
NA Y Product D
NA Y Product D
ESA Product B
ESA Product B
Industry 1 Product E
Industry 1 Product E
Industry 2 Product F
Industry 2 Product F
Industry 3 Product G
Industry 3 Product G
CCSDS, ECSS, OMG Standard
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GS SW Tech. Harmonisation Phase 1
XASTRO
Technology Harmonisation European Ground System
SW
NoC Study
Ground Segment Architecture Reference Model
Terminology
European Industry Contribution ESA Contribution
ECSS-E-70
TRP Activity 250 Keuro IPC agreement. DN
Critical SW
Ground Segment High Level Requirements / Services
CCSDS AWG
Phase 1
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Where are we today ?

• Charter / Mandate approved To be issued 31.03.03
  
• Steering Board nominated To be issued 31.03.03
• ESA N. Peccia Chairman
• B. Melton
• Rotative User representative according to
  needs (EO, MSM, SCI, ESOC)
• W. Van Leeuwen, S. DElia, Science tbd-, ESOC
  tbd-
• L. Maresi (IMT rep)
• DLR N. Henn (DLR Bonn), VCS (H. Wulf)
• CNES P. Vincent / F. Chabanne
• Italy (ASI) L. Bruca
• Austria (ASA) K. Dienstl (Siemens Austria)
• UK (BNSC) J. Auburn (Scisys)
• Spain(CDTI) J. Potti (GMV)
• Portugal D. Costa (Critical SW)
• DK C. Jorgensen (Terma)
• EUROSPACE Mauro POLETTI (Laben/Alenia - ITA)
• Hervé COSTARD (Astrium - FRA)
• Christine PRUNIER (Alcatel Space - FRA)

!! Ca. 20 Members !!
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Where are we today ?

• Definition of priorities on ECSS level 1
  functionality
• We can not address everything in one go
• Definition of level of granularity wished for
  Architecture Reference Model

Monitoring
OR

• Collection of information from different sources
• High Level Architecture, High Level requirements,
  Services, Mapping to ECSS-E70
• ATV, Columbus, MTP, MSG, Launchers, Champ,
  Terrasar, Rosetta, Integral, Galileo, Eutelsat,
  Hispasat

High level Architecture
GS SW Ref Architecture Model
ABSTRACTION
Mission X

Mission Z
Mapping
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Conclusions

• Charter, Mandate, Steering Board composition,
  Working Plan agreed
• Challenges
• Different interests from National Agencies,
  EUROSPACE, Industries representing some
  delegations and ESA
• Achieving consensus is a tedious process
• Steering a Board with 20 members ????
• Lack of funds
• New TRP / GSTP cycle shall fund some activities
• Co-ordination / Liaison with other bodies
• CCSDS AWG, NoC, ECSS, OMG
• Co-ordination with other activities
• XASTRO
• Aggressive schedule