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Integrated Human-in-the-Loop Ground Testing - Value, History, and the FutureSystems for very long-duration human missions to Mars will be designed to operate reliably for many years and many of these systems will never be returned to Earth. The need for high reliability is driven by the requirement for safe functioning of remote, long-duration crewed systems and also by unsympathetic abort scenarios. Abort from a Mars mission could be as long as 450 days to return to Earth. The key to developing a human-in-the-loop architecture is a development process that allows for a logical sequence of validating successful development in a stepwise manner, with assessment of key performance parameters (KPPs) at each step; especially important are KPPs for technologies evaluated in a full systems context with human crews on Earth and on space platforms such as the ISS. This presentation will explore the implications of such an approach to technology development and validation including the roles of ground and space-based testing necessary to develop a highly reliable system for long duration human exploration missions. Historical development and systems testing from Mercury to the International Space Station (ISS) to ground testing will be reviewed. Current work as well as recommendations for future work will be described.
Document ID
20160003487
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Henninger, Donald L. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
March 16, 2016
Publication Date
May 6, 2016
Subject Category
Quality Assurance And Reliability
Space Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-35658
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Houston Section Annual Technical Symposium (ATS 2016)
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: May 6, 2016
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NASA Johnson Space Center
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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