Command, Control, and Monitoring (CCM) Technologies form the lifeblood of spaceport operations. These technologies span the gamut from preparing a spacecraft for launch to simulating procedures to ensure accurate process execution. The CCM Technologies Product Lines also focus on monitoring the status of space flight hardware to ensure safety for crews and ground personnel. CCM technologies lead to increased intelligence in spacecraft and more advanced network infrastructures to support the intelligence systems embedded in the vehicles. The ultimate goal is to create an integrated system that provides seamless connectivity between ground and avionics capabilities. Automation of CCM functions reduces costs by accessing expert intervention as needed. The higher level of automation also provides for more accurate status updates and targeted maintenance to ensure optimum performance of launch structures and vehicles.

Technology focus areas include the following:

1. Advanced Control System Technologies
2. Chemical Detection
3. Field Inspection and Measurement
4. Advanced Data Processing and Distribution
5. Smart Sensors and Acquisition
6. Spaceport System Health Management
7. High-Reliability Software Development

For more information regarding Command, Control, and Monitoring Technologies, please contact George Hurt, (321) 861-7271, George.Hurt-1@ksc.nasa.gov; William Larson, (321) 867-8747, William.Larson-1@ksc.nasa.gov; or David Kruhm, (321) 867-6742, David.Kruhm-1@ksc.nasa.gov.

• KSC Real-Time Simulation Interface (RSI)
• KSC Checkout and Launch Control System (CLCS) Gateways
• Small Mass Spectrometer System Onboard High-Altitude Research Aircraft WB-57
• Product Data Management (PDM) and Checkout and Launch Control Systems (CLCS)
• Signal Conditioning Amplifier Recorder (SCAmpR)
• Hydrogen and Oxygen Point Sensors
• External Tank Center of Alignment System (ETCAS)
• Electronic Nose for Space Program Applications I: Monitoring for Low-Level Chemical Vapor Contaminants in Space Craft
• Electronic Nose for Space Program Applications II: Precombustion Fire Alarm
• Solenoid Valve Electromechanical Model
• Solenoid Inter-Force (SIF) Calculator
• Block Convolution Mask for Position Measurement
• Surveying With a Digital Camera System
• Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM) Vision Measurement System
• Color-Indicating Wipe for Detection of Hydrazine and Monomethylhydrazine on Space Suits
• Extreme-Velocity Wind Measuring Systems: 3-D Venturi
• Micro-Wireless Instrumentation
• KSC Facility and Utility Control and Monitoring System Replacement
• Shuttle Tire and Strut Pressure Monitor (TPM)
• Advanced Data Acquisition System (ADAS)
• Piecewise Linearization of Analog-to-Digital Converters for Highest Accuracies
• Embedded Knowledge in Wireless Sensors
• Wireless Vacuum-Jacketed (VJ) Line Sensors Network
  

Goals Specific to Focus Areas

• Reduce contribution of CCM systems to the cost per pound of payload to orbit
• Increase safety by improving monitoring and sensing of critical systems and improving CCM system reliability