NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Network, system, and status software enhancements for the autonomously managed electrical power system breadboard. Volume 2: Protocol specificationThis volume (2 of 4) contains the specification, structured flow charts, and code listing for the protocol. The purpose of an autonomous power system on a spacecraft is to relieve humans from having to continuously monitor and control the generation, storage, and distribution of power in the craft. This implies that algorithms will have been developed to monitor and control the power system. The power system will contain computers on which the algorithms run. There should be one control computer system that makes the high level decisions and sends commands to and receive data from the other distributed computers. This will require a communications network and an efficient protocol by which the computers will communicate. One of the major requirements on the protocol is that it be real time because of the need to control the power elements.
Document ID
19910001306
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Mckee, James W.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:185881
NASA-CR-185881
REPT-90-18-VOL-2
Accession Number
91N10619
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG8-720
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
No Preview Available