Data processing algorithms for on-board satellite event analysis
Conference
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· IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
OSTI ID:7065557
- Space and Environment Technology Center, Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Event rates encountered by satellite-borne sensors typically exceed the available telemetry bandwidth, necessitating onboard data analysis. This paper reports on one method of reducing output telemetry requirements, employed by data processing units (DPUs) on several recent and forthcoming satellites (VIKING, CRRES, CAMMICE) which is to partition the underlying event parameter spaces into disjoint classes, and to downlink statistics based on these classes rather than individual events. The DPUs utilize a hardware implemented binary search algorithm to classify each valid event into one of several mass and mass per charge-state (M/Q) groups, using look-up tables written under software control. Mass and M/Q group boundaries are defined via polynomial curves in the underlying parameter spaces. The boundary curves were obtained using a combination of global and local least-squares approximation algorithms applied to pre-flight sensor calibration data.
- OSTI ID:
- 7065557
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-911106--
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 39:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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