An expert system concept for autonomous spacecraft energy management

Conference · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5481933

Imamura, M S; Dietrich, E

This paper presents a concept for an on-board spacecraft energy management system utilizing an expert systems approach. The energy management system continuously monitors and predicts the power capability of the spacecraft power subsystem, determines the overall electrical load profile, defines necessary changes to the initial equipment timeline, and implements new mission timeline and electrical load sequencing activities with little or no ground intervention. The system is intended to not only permit continued spacecraft operation in a degraded power subsystem state due to internal or external causes, but also to significantly optimize mission operation via maximum utilization of available power. The paper discusses the present state of the art of artificial intelligence technology and why the expert system is an attractive option to automate the energy management system for high power spacecraft.

• Research Organization: Martin Marietta Aerospace, Denver, Colorado
• OSTI ID: 5481933
• Report Number(s): CONF-830812-
• Journal Information: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 5; Conference: 18. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, Orlando, FL, USA, 21 Aug 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
MANAGEMENT
POWER SUPPLIES
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