Summary

The course presents and analyses the different systems, architectures and components of spacecraft avionics (on board data handling and processing systems) controlling and commanding spacecraft and payloads (instruments). It will study typical bus structures (standard) used for S/C avionics.

Content

Keywords

avionics

spacecraft telecommand/telemetry

intelligent distributed systems

spacecraft onboard interfaces services 

space enviroment

spacecraft electronics, 

rad hard components

on board processors and systems

ECSS communication standards

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Classify space mission on avionics requirements
• Analyze spacecraft avionics requirements
• Design flight avionics systems
• Model a distributed intelligent system on CAN base
• Order different on board communication bus systems
• Recognize threads and requirements for on board electronics components
• Implement a simulated avionics components on design tool
• Assess / Evaluate flight avionics requirements

Transversal skills

• Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
• Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.

Teaching methods

Lecture with exercices in Space Center lab

Expected student activities

exercice on CANoe implement some function of an flight avionics system , based on distributed intelligent system peer to peer communication system CAN.

Resources

Notes/Handbook

Script handsout

ECSS standards