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Format: 2023
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Format: 2023

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PANGU (Planetary and Asteroid Natural Scene Generation Utility) is a software tool to generate synthetic images of the surface of planets and asteroids for simulations of vision based navigation. Currently, the tool is in version 4.20 and is being widely used in projects with entry descent and landing and small body navigation scenarios.
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United Kingdom

GSTP

GT17-109SA

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

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SAVOIR (avionics harmonisation working group regrouping agencies, primes and suppliers) has produced a model-based avionics roadmap (SAVOIR-TN-003) that describes the user needs, the requirements and the architecture of a so-called quot;avionics factoryquot;, i.e. The model based environment.

Spain

TDE

T701-607SW

GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, SA

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Test suites are typically designed and verified by hand. Having a systematic way of designing / verifying a test suite would be beneficial to improve the test quality of critical software. Mutation testing could be an alternative or complementary testing approach, that would help to improve the design amp; verification of a test suite. Mutation would provide a systematic and repeatable process for measuring the effectiveness of a test suite and it would provide a level of assurance beyond that offered by manual review.
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Luxembourg

GSTP

G617-206SW

UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG

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With the ever-growing processing capabilities of modern GPPs (e.g. Intel i7 type CPUs), it is possible to run the various signal processing modules of a TTC modem on a standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) commodity computer, and to do this in realtime. Said processing modules are defined by standardization bodies, such as CCSDS and ECSS. The RF-frontend may transfer the digitized RF signals from/to the ADC/DAC through standard interfaces like Ethernet or USB to/from the PC platform.

Austria

GSTP

GT17-156ES

ATOS IT SOLUTIONS & SERVICES GMBH

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In the current space market the increasing systems complexity poses great challenges to architects, designers and verification engineers. Systems requirements are continuously asking more functionality with less power, less resources, less time and cost, forcing suppliers to shrink their schedules. One important aspect that is becoming more and more critical nowadays is a 'first time right' design that can be scalable and adaptable to special needs, leveraging on the reuse of building blocks which are highly configurable and already validated.

Slovenia

GSTP

GT17-121ED

SKYLABS D.O.O.

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Onboard computers (OBCs) are a requirement for every spacecraft, from satellites to rovers. Planetary Transportation Systems (PTS) has taken on the task of developing their own OBC unit in-house, tailored to the company’s needs: the in-house development of CubeSats and cooperative avionics technology, as well as own missions at large scale. The development status was raised to TRL 4 within this de-risking activity. The follow-on developments are planned to reach TRL 6.   

 

Germany

GSTP

G617-241TAel

Planetary Transportation Systems GmbH

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Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) is a concept developed for the aeronautics industry to manage the growth in functionality and efficiency required as the industry grows. Integrated Modular Avionics for Space (IMA-SP) is a spin-in of the corresponding concept for spacecraft avionics. 

Czech Republic

GSTP

G617-150SW

EVOLVING SYSTEMS CONSULTING S.R.O.

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Satellites in all application domains include a communication subsystem with similar core functions, specific features, and different operating frequencies. ;;Central to this subsystem is the Transponder equipment. ;Its current implementations already include flexibility in terms, e.g. of modulation and coding schemes. ;However missions placing specific requirements must still bear the cost of adaptations. ;Moreover the accommodation (power, mass) of such equipment is a burden for smaller missions.

Belgium

GSTP

GT17-111ES

Antwerp Space N.V.

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Finland

GSTP

G617-241TAdp

RUAG SPACE FINLAND OY AB

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An integral part of the spacecraft development process is the population of the spacecraft database with information related to the interfaces of individual units. This is a significant task involving the manual entry of enormous amounts of data (150,000 items for a typical spacecraft). The content of the information, which is provided by unit suppliers to the Primes, is not standardised and subject to inconsistencies, immaturity and incompleteness, and this is clearly prejudicial to system development.
 

United Kingdom

GSTP

G617-249SW

SCISYS UK Ltd

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