1. Laura Jones Swati Mohan 11/21/14

2. ◦ Different class of ACS hardware and software  Limited mass, power, processing ◦ Different dynamical regime  Testbeds must be smaller/lighter ◦ Tight development schedules and small budgets  Makes early hardware-in-the-loop testing necessary

3. 3 Environments 2 Payload Types 1 FCT-SSDT Shared Infrastructure

4. Planar Air BearingSpherical Air Bearing 3 DOF Attitude 1 DOF Attitude 2 DOF Translation 6 DOF Attitude 3 Environments Combined 6 DOF (1 actuated) For comparison, the FCT Robots: Computer Simulator

5. Planar Air BearingSpherical Air BearingComputer Simulator 3 Environments 2 Payload Types Integrated ACS Units Individual Components

6. Planar Air BearingSpherical Air BearingComputer Simulator 3 Environments 2 Payload Types 1 Shared Infrastructure Integrated ACS Units Individual Components

7. 3 Environments 2 Payload Types 1 Shared Infrastructure Any SSDT payload type (or customer payload) can be placed (in a number of combinations) in any of our environments for study/checkouts/V&V/characterization, all while leveraging our common infrastructure

9. As-Built Testbed (Customer Brings Nothing) Specific Actuator/ Sensor + Testbed Instrument +Testbed Full Spacecraft + Testbed Attitude Control Alg. HW-in-the-Loop Development -Software functional testing in resource- constrained env.. -Software perf. evaluations -Direct performance comparisons btwn different algorithms Hardware Checkouts -Phasing tests -Functional testing of HW -Performance testing comparisons of hw to testbed -TRL demo for technology dev. System-Level Performance Eval. -Demo of complex activities (AR&D, fine pointing) -System-Level V&V Simulated Mission Scenarios Using: Different Uses of the SSDT

10. Reviews test docs Negotiates schedule Generate: Test Objectives Test Plan Test Procedure Data Products List Staffs with FCT/SSDT support personnel Schedules dry run and test Set up and Dry Run Run Test and Takedown Follow Up Meeting Projects SSDT PoC Project supports setup and dry run SSDT PoC assists in setup, dry run, and interactions with project Project supports test, handles project hw, assists in take down SSDT PoC assists in test, handles testbed and FCT hw/sw, gathers data, take down Project reviews data products, asks questions on data SSDT PoC provides data products from FCT, reviews with project

11.  Proximity Body Operations  Precision Pointing  Planetary Surface Study  Astronomy  Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking  Formation Flying  Orbiting Sample Capture  Smallsat landers/impactors on Phobos and Deimos  Interferometry  Mission Telecom Relay

13. Flight Project Support Technology Development Proposal Writing Capability/Infrastructure Develop mission-specific flight software/ algorithms with hw in the loop In-house ATLO phasing, functional, and performance ACS testing for SmallSat missions Strengthen in-house small satellite testing/ development capabilities on FCT Scaled demos/tests to examine complex ACS elements of larger missions Increase capabilities to leverage in proposals Perform testing and feasibility assessments that flow into small satellite proposals Improve estimates for the cost /duration of precision small satellite ACS Develop SmallSat precision pointing, AR&D, FF, and relative navigation capabilities Mature novel small satellite sensors, actuators, and algorithms