EFFECTIVENESS AND CASE STUDIES FOR MULTI PURPOSE REMOTE CONTROL CENTRES

摘要

Starting from the experience acquired for Shuttle Multi Purpose Logistics Module and Columbus operations forthe International Space Station, ALTEC is preparing to become a multi-purpose Space Support and Control Centre inpreparation to international missions requiring decentralized control processes.Against the usual approach of a specialized and centralized control centre the paper discusses the effectiveness of anetwork of multi-purpose remote centers which can compose a distributed infrastructure providing higher stabilityand cost reduction. Moreover the proposed approach implies a better diffusion and sharing of space knowledge withan enlargement of the possible technology return and dissemination to universities and enterprises.Authors provide the overview of the new studies ALTEC is performing to collect knowledge and models necessaryto support and lead multi-purpose operations. In particular the following cases have been described: the extended ISSmissions, re-entry capsule and planetary robots.Architectural concepts are analyzed starting from a limited to a complete decentralized approach: local monitoringusing web based interfaces (Web-RM), local commanding via centralization node (ISS paradigm) and independentcollaborating control centres (Galileo constellation).