Avionics and Flight Software

The capabilities of the ASI Avionics and Flight Software group include all phases of spacecraft development from conceptual design through in-space operations. ASI personnel have played key roles in spacecraft programs including small spinning Earth Orbiters, LEO & GEO spacecraft, large interplanetary imagers, planetary landers, and human-rated systems.

 

Our demonstrated technical capabilities include:

  • Board & Box Level Test Hardware and Software Design, Development, and Application
  • ADCS Component Design, Development, and Manufacture (See ADCS Components)
  • Modular Command & Data Handling (C&DH) Flight Software (See MCDH)
  • NASA Planetary Flight Software Development
  • Flight Software Acceptance and Risk Reduction Testing

Programs that ASI's Simulation personnel have supported include:

  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Concept through Operations)
  • Mars Odyssey (Concept through Operations)
  • Genesis (Concept through Operations)
  • Stardust (Concept through Operations)
  • Mars Climate Orbiter (Concept through Operations)
  • Mars Polar Lander (Concept through Operations)
  • Mars Global Surveyor (Concept through Operations)
  • Magellan (Integration & Test through Operations)
  • Phoenix Lander (Concept through Integration)
  • AFRL TacSat-2 (Concept through End of Mission)
  • AFRL DSX - Demonstration & Space Experiments S/C (Design)
  • AFRL MTS (COOP) - Microsatellite Target System (Design)
  • ORBCOMM Gen 2 - High Availability Communications S/C (Design)
  • ORION - Crew Exploration Vehicle (Design)
  • USAFA FalconSat-5 (Design & Verification)