Result description
MaMMoTH-Up represents a permanent adaptable experiment opportunity located on the ARIANE5 (A5) Vehicle Equipment Bay. Protected by a dedicated container design it shall make extensive use of COTS hardware and advanced software to achieve its ambitious data collection, processing and compression tasks. This COTS approach is secured by tailored dependability techniques to ensure a reliable operation in the demanding space environment. To downlink the gathered, processed and compressed data MaMMoTH will make use of the A5 telemetry subsystem acting as a peripheral data acquisition unit once standard A5 mission is completed. A future application also on ARIANE6 is envisaged.
The MaMMoTH-Up consortium developed a compact system based on a protective container and high-performance Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware that allows cost-efficient launching of technology experiments by reusing the launcher’s upper stage and its subsystems. Adding acquisition channels for various sensors gives the launch provider the ability to exploit the computational power of the COTS hardware during the nominal mission. In contrast to existing systems, intelligent and mission-dependent data selection and compression can be applied to the sensor data.
In the frame of the MaMMoTH-Up project, we have demonstrated the implementation and qualification of a payload bus system based on COTS components that is minimally invasive to the launcher (ARIANE5) and its nominal mission while offering computational power to both the launch provider and a potential payload user. The reliability of the COTS-based system is improved by radiation hardening techniques and software-based self-test detecting and counteracting faults during the mission.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Grants and Subsidies
- Collaboration
- Fellowship to advance my/our research
- Public or private funding institutions
- Research and Technology Organisations
- Academia/ Universities
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
To demonstrate the technology readiness of the integrated system, we successfully performed a number of environmental qualification campaigns including rapid depressurization, thermal vacuum, vibration and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing according to the ARIANE5 specification. Similar to an actual launch, the MaMMoTH-Up system was active during these qualification tests.
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by AAC MICROTEC AB
