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Objectives
Objective of the project is the development and the qualification of the Eurostar Antenna Tracking System (ATS) functional chain. This includes the architecture design, the system analysis, the control loop design, the FDIR strategy, the software implementation and validation.
Challenges
The following design and development activities were achieved:
- Antenna Tracking System architecture,
- Eurostar accommodation of the RFS hardware (mechanical, thermal, electrical),
- Control loop design and performance demonstration,
- Equipment management and control loop on-board software development,
- Antenna Tracking System performances validation on the numerical test bench,
- Hardware/Software integration and validation,
- Development and validation of the FDIR mechanisms and the system functions dedicated to the mission and operations management,
- RF sensing chain validation using EQMs of the RFS units to check electrical interface compatibility.
Plan
The project has been carried out within a timeframe of 40 months with the following milestones:
| Kick Off | December 2006 |
| Baseline Design Review | June 2007 |
| Mid-Term Review | December 2008 |
| Test Readiness Review | May 2009 |
| Test Review Board | March 2010 |
| Final Review | March 2010 |
Current Status
Final Review held with ESA on the 30th of March 2010.