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IES Operations. P. Mokashi IES Team Meeting, SwRI 29 May 2013. Uplink development during cruise. Uplink development for comet phase. Science & Operations Planning. Science Ground Segment System. Two main subsystems Observation Management Subsystem (OBM)
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IES Operations P. Mokashi IES Team Meeting, SwRI 29 May 2013
Science Ground Segment System • Two main subsystems • Observation Management Subsystem (OBM) • Used to define instrument campaigns, observations and their associated planning, trajectory, attitude and resource characteristics and constraints • Science Planning and Scheduling Subsystem (SPS) • Automated scheduling and timeline generation based on definitions, constraints and priorities using JPL’s ASPEN system • Includes spacecraft dynamics and geometry models • Will generate activity timeline and instrument commanding
SGS System • Features • Includes monitoring campaign capability • No ability to manually schedule observations • The only way to get them scheduled and at desired times is by changing the criteria (duration, frequency, geometric or other model based constraints, pointing) • Includes ride-along campaigns (or eventually will) • Status • Concept has undergone several changes • Very ambitious system and schedule • Present status of some components is uncertain
Basic IES Operation • Would like to be on all the time (monitoring) in normal mode with some other RPC sensors • Burst mode • Would like periodic burst mode operations. All operating RPC sensors would like burst mode at the same time • Additional burst mode operations determined by trajectory and models, like boundary crossings • Data has to be collapsed significantly as bandwidth allocation for IES is very low, even in burst mode • Select the ranges and combine counts in adjacent energy/azimiuth/elevation bins
Tables • IES Operation is driven by mode tables • Each table defines • Normal or burst mode • Cycle length (128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s) • Selection of energies for data return • Collapse (sum) of counts in adjacent • Energies • Elevations • Azimuths • 13 tables can be stored on board • Trade time resolution vs energy resolution vs angular resolution
Macros • Internal sequences – programmable series of commands separated by delta times • Can call itself (loop) so a regular continuous sequence can be setup (example – cycle between 5 hours of normal mode and 1 hour burst mode OR cycle between high energy and angular resolution tables) • 8 macros stored on board of which 4 are available for customization • 1 being used for gain test
Gain Tests • Gain Tests will be performed periodically to determine the nominal MCP operating voltages • How frequently? • Last gain test configuration: • ~17 min at each 2525V, 2550V, 2575V, 2600V and back to nominal voltage of 2500
Post Hibernation Commissioning • March 31 & Apr 1, 2013 • Distance from earth 4.2 to 4.3 AU • OWLT: ~35 min • 18 hours total with Sun in FOV for most of the time • Science data expected near real time (with light time delay)