Jpl flight software workshop

The jet propulsion laboratorywe call it jpl, or simply the labis a federally funded research and development center ffrdc for robotic space and earth science missions. The 2014 workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw14 was held on december 1618, 2014 at the beckman institute at the california insitute of technology, with support from the jet propulsion laboratory, the aerospace corporation, and the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory. Spirit and opportunity mark maimone, a martian vision. When hes not busy working in the areas of distance learning and instructional technology, you might find him running with his dog, cooking or planning his next trip. In attendance were 27 outside non jpl participants and approximately 15 jpl staff. Since joining jpl s navigation and mission design section in 1996, he has worked on deep space 1s autonomous optical navigation flight software and a derivative of that software for deep impact. Lyle tavernier, educational technology specialist, nasajpl edu lyle tavernier is an educational technology specialist at nasas jet propulsion laboratory. Nasa marshall space flight center, in conjunction with the nasa jet propulsion laboratory, the aerospace corporation, southwest research institute, and the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory, is hosting the 12th annual workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw 2019 in huntsville, alabama from december 9th to 12th 2019. Nasa marshall space flight center msfc in conjunction with the nasa jet propulsion laboratory, the aerospace corporation, southwest research institute and the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory, is hosting the 12th annual workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw2019 in huntsville, alabama from december 9th to 12th 2019. Flight software seminar, boulder, colorado, april 1920, 2017 show full item record. Oar corporation flight software workshop 2019 abstract. Process improvement for defect removal for msl, amalaye. Another incentive to implement risk management within jpl flight.

Originally developed at the jet propulsion laboratory, f. A wrong move could jeopardize the mission and, at the least, eat into the rovers precious energy supply. Kristin yvonne rozier delivered a talk on r2u2 in space. Uml state chart autocoding for the mars science laboratory. The workshop summarized here is in support these tests. An architecture for spaceflight command sequence validation, ieee aerospace conference, march 2018. Mars science laboratory mark maimone, scott maxwell, jeffrey biesiadecki, stirling algermissen, rpcheck. For more information, contact jpl local host martin ratliff, ext. To remotely operate nasas next mars rover on a planet millions of miles away, mission team members will need to carefully plan out every drive, head swivel and arm extension before sending their coded commands to the vehicle.

The aerospace corporation, the nasa jet propulsion laboratory, southwest research institute, and the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory are the founding organizers of the flight software workshop. The 2016 workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw16 was held at the beckman. Maimone, patching flight software on mars, workshop on spacecraft flight software, laurel, md, usa, 27 october 2015. Flight software core is a collective effort to architect a new paradigm that will be versatile and reusable for future missions, expecting to be useful for the next 20 years, given current. The johns hopkins university, applied physics laboratory october 2729, 2015 the 2015 workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw15 was held on october 2729, 2015 at the building 200 e100 auditorium, the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory, 11101 johns hopkins road, laurel, md 20723. Join a flight software team working on missions to orbit earth, jupiter, or an asteroid. Second ai and data science workshop for earth and space. Nasagsfcs flight software core flight system david mccomas flight software systems branch nasagoddard space flight center flight software workshop november 79, 2012 southwest research institute san antonio, texas fsw workshop 2012. Link mark maimone, leave the driving to autonav, curiosity rover report, mars science laboratory mission, jpl caltech video, 19 september 20. About workshop on spacecraft flight software jpl will host the third flight software workshop in an annual series at caltechs cahill center for astronomy and astrophysics. The flight software workshop provides an opportunity to present current space flight architectures, novel approaches to mission solutions, and techniques for flight software development. Jet propulsion laboratory, national aeronautics and space administration, 2017 citation.

Impact of jpl robotics vision and mobility research on the mars rovers, jpl robotics section senior lecture series, pasadena, ca, 5 may 2016. These unique software challenges await you at nasas jet propulsion laboratory. Allbaugh automated scheduling of personnel to staff operations for the mars science laboratory. Flight software issues in onboard automated planning. The 2015 workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw15 was held on october 2729, 2015 at the building 200 e100 auditorium, the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory, 11101 johns hopkins road, laurel, md 20723.

Jet propulsion laboratory, california institute of technology abstract. Due to rules imposed by nasa, jpl will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are legal permanent residents of the u. Please see the workshop agenda and presentations below. Jet propulsion laboratory, national aeronautics and space administration, 2012. Nasa marshall space flight center msfc in conjunction with the nasa jet propulsion laboratory, the aerospace corporation, southwest. Jet propulsion laboratory, california institute of technology. Jpl flight software product line cognizant engineer jpl jonathan wilmot software architect, flight software branch gsfc sarb community of practice page. Flight software workshop, san antonio, texas, november 79, 2012 show full item record. The second ai and data science workshop for earth and space sciences originally march 2426 hosted by jpl at caltech is officially postponed.

Get students using the engineering design process to investigate the principles of flight and the upcoming launch of nasas next mars rover in this workshop from nasa jpl education. Callas opened the mars relay flight test workshop and welcomed the participants. Workshop postponed center for data science and technology. The 2019 flight software workshop is sponsored by following organizations. Presentations will be offered on software architectures issues and standard techniques for embedded software development in relation to spacecraft software development. System and software health management for small satellites. Nasagsfcs flight software core flight system david mccomas flight software systems branch nasagoddard space flight center flight software workshop november 79, 2012 southwest research institute san antonio, texas goddard space flight center flight software.

News mars virtual reality software wins nasa award. Workshop on spacecraft flight software science and technology. R2u2 at spacecraft flight software workshop and nasa jpl. Nasa jet propulsion laboratory hiring flight software. The 2011 workshop on spacecraft flight software fsw11 was held. California institute of technology by nasa jet propulsion laboratory. Jet propulsion laboratory, national aeronautics and space administration, 2004. Unlike geologists on earth, who can get up close and personal with the terrain they study, martian geologists have a harder time visualizing their environment through 2d imagery from mars. What it takes to be a nasa flight controller forbes.

Transition from desktop to testing mar colsmargenet duration. Jpl will host the third flight software workshop in an annual series at caltechs cahill center for astronomy and astrophysics. Msfc kathryn weiss senior flight software engineer, jpl flight software product line cognizant engineer jpl jonathan wilmot software architect, flight software branch gsfc sarb community of practice page sarb. The goal of the software, a collaboration between microsoft and jpls ops lab, is to bring scientists closer to the experience of being in the field. Flight software workshop 2019 abstract deadline extended. The flight software is also responsible for a number of autonomous functions, such as attitude control and fault protection, which involves frequent internal checks to determine if a problem has occurred. As a summer intern for the smallscale flight software group, you will be working for jpl s flight software and avionics systems section that provides leadership and unique worldclass expertise. The dshell environment integrates the darts sc dynamics simulator and a library of hardware models for actuators, sensors and motors into an integrated simulation environment that can be easily configured and interfaced with flight software and hardware for various realtime and non realtime sc simulation needs. Brian kennedy is a senior engineer with jpl in the navigation and trajectory design section. Fsw 2016 archive flight software workshop applied physics. If the software senses a problem, it will automatically perform a number of preset actions to resolve the problem and put the spacecraft in a.

The jet propulsion laboratory is a federal facility. Stateoftheart status for deepspace smallsat telecom. Plus, take home standardsaligned activities and lessons. Since the 1930s, jpl creations and discoveries have led to many of the nations firsts, including the first u. Flight software engineer nasa jpl careers april 2020. Flight controllers are regularly in training and providing training. Basic architecture, ground and flight software being developed under 2 ea 3 year esto awards mandl, flatley based on already existing eo. Missions will have flight specific simulations in which the team will run through complicated portions of the mission timelines. Jet propulsion laboratory at the california institute of technology. Flight software workshop the 2012 flight software workshop was hosted by the southwest research institute with support from the jet propulsion laboratory, the aerospace corporation, and the johns. This is a followon workshop that builds on the progress made in ai, data science, and within nasa in the application of these capabilities to nasa projects this workshop will focus on the following types of challenges. Nasa jet propulsion laboratory california institute of.

A knowledge engineering approach sherry stukes and dr. International workshop on planning and scheduling for space, darmstadt, germany, june 2325. Flight software workshop applied physics laboratory. Jennifer leads the mars 2020 team as the surface development manager, ensuring perseverances software and operations for the surface mission. Systems engineering using a model orion case study orion test flight 1 oft1 is a proposed unmanned orbital flight test of nasas multi purpose crew vehicle mpcv.

So this past summer, it was intern vivian lis task to design a. The development of nasas fault management handbook. The aviris airborne visibleinfrared imaging spectrometer project provides calibrated data from an airborne sensor to customers in nasa, noaa, epa, usgs, academia, and industry. Nasa jet propulsion laboratory jpl space mission and. Previous workshop at gsfc in november 2018, goddard space flight center hosted the gsfc ai workshop. In international conference on space operations spaceops 2014, pasadena, ca, may 2014.

Keep uptodate on the whereabouts of our various spacecraft including rovers, landers and orbiters and the data that they are sending back to earth. Jpl technical report server flight software issues in onboard automated planning. Keynote at the flight software workshop, pasadena, ca, december 2016. Flight software workshop october 2729, 2015 johns hopkins universityapplied physics laboratory. Search job openings at nasa jet propulsion laboratory. Aviris airborne visible infrared imaging spectrometer.