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Space shuttle main engine controllerA technical description of the space shuttle main engine controller, which provides engine checkout prior to launch, engine control and monitoring during launch, and engine safety and monitoring in orbit, is presented. Each of the major controller subassemblies, the central processing unit, the computer interface electronics, the input electronics, the output electronics, and the power supplies are described and discussed in detail along with engine and orbiter interfaces and operational requirements. The controller represents a unique application of digital concepts, techniques, and technology in monitoring, managing, and controlling a high performance rocket engine propulsion system. The operational requirements placed on the controller, the extremely harsh operating environment to which it is exposed, and the reliability demanded, result in the most complex and rugged digital system ever designed, fabricated, and flown.
Document ID
19820003911
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Mattox, R. M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
White, J. B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1981
Subject Category
Computer Operations And Hardware
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TP-1932
M-360
Accession Number
82N11784
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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