The ground support computer and in-orbit survey data analysis program for the SEEP experiment
The ground support computer equipment (GSE) and production survey plot and analysis software are described for the Stimulated Emissions of Energetic Particles (SEEP) experiment on the S81-1 satellite. A general purpose satellite data acquisition circuit was developed based on a Z-80 portable microcomputer. By simply changing instrument control software and electrical connectors, automatic testing and control of the various SEEP instruments was accomplished. A new feature incorporated into the SEEP data analysis phase was the development of a correlative data base for all of the SEEP instruments. A CPU efficient survey plot program (with ephemeris) was developed to display the approximate 3100 hours of data, with a time resolution of 0.5 sec, from the ten instrument sensors. The details of the general purpose multigraph algorithms and plot formats are presented. For the first time new associations are being investigated of simultaneous particle, X-ray, optical and plasma density satellite measurements.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Palo Alto Research Lab., Palo Alto, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 6059751
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-841007-
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. NS-32:1; Conference: Nuclear science symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 31 Oct 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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