Concept of operations

About: Concept of operations is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 964 publications have been published within this topic receiving 6845 citations. The topic is also known as: CONOPS.

Mission control system for Earth observation missions based on SCOS-2000

Abstract: As part of the CryoSat and GOCE mission control systems (MCS), GMV S.A. is currently developing the MCS kernel for the European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Observation missions. The first intention is to customize the ESA's SCOS-2000 system for the support of the missions belonging to the ESA Earth Explorer programme, although the idea can be extended to a wider scope. This kernel is a step forward in developing cost effective mission control systems. It provides generic support for the most of the common requirements in earth observation missions, such as pass-based operations, control of the on board execution of command timelines, on board software management for platform and payload, interface with the ground segment systems, and near-real time distribution of data to external entities. The system also provides an extensive support of the most common ESA packet utilization standard (PUS) services. This generic support can be applied to many other missions that share the same concept of operations, even outside the earth observation context. Some of the features will be repatriated into SCOS-2000, and the core has already been extensively reused in other missions, such as the Galileo GSTB-V2. One of the main issues solved has been how a single mission control system software can be applied to several missions in a efficient way, handling mission specific features and configuration, but without compromising the safety of each particular mission

Program Manager’s Guidebook for Software Assurance

Abstract: The Program Manager’s Guidebook for Software Assurance supports project managers who must integrate software assurance engineering activities into the acquisition lifecycle. The goal of the guidebook is to help the program manager (PM) understand and address the software assurance responsibilities critical in defending software-intensive systems. It presents actions a PM must take to ensure that software assurance is effectively addressed. These actions require an under-standing of program mission threads, threat awareness, and the roles and responsibilities of members of the program office team. The guidebook objectives are aligned with (1) Enclosure 14 of Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5000.02, which provides policies and principles for cybersecurity in defense acquisition systems; (2) the Defense Acquisition University’s Software Assurance Course (CLE 081); (3) the DoD Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Lifecycle; and (4) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Engineering) Software Assurance Concept of Operations.

Switch Control Architecture for Advanced Control System Certification

Abstract: This document describes the work done by Northrop Grumman Corporation, Integrated Systems Western Region under the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Certification Techniques for Advanced Flight Critical Systems contract. Specifically, the bounded determinism task which implements switch controller architecture is described. The switch control architecture enables the application of advanced intelligent and adaptive control designs in next-generation UAV systems by incorporating, in parallel, a proven highconfidence control design that has been certified by existing Verification and Validation techniques. The concept of operations for the switch architecture is that advanced intelligent control laws are in command until they drive the system to the boundary of the safe operating region at which point the proven high-confidence controller takes over and returns the state of the system to the safe operating region. The use of this design method has the potential of reducing the cost, complexity, and risk in the V&V effort on systems employing intelligent and adaptive control systems because the parallel control system removes the possibility of reaching an unsafe condition, thus reducing the Verification and Validation burden on the primary system.

Near Real-Time Geo-Referenced UAV Imagery Collection and Web-Based Processing on a Server for Targeting and Mapping

Abstract: This paper discusses new capabilities designed and tested by NAVSYS to provide near real-time support of targeting and mapping applications by incorporating advanced software and database techniques for collecting, distributing, and organizing geo-referenced imagery. In this paper, we describe the design of the WebGRIM Enterprise Server and its employment of the Oracle tool suite for spatial processing. We present a demonstration of the type of imagery products that they provide for targeting and mapping applications. We also describe a concept of operations for further use of this technology for real-time precision targeting.

Concept of Operations Development for Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Swarm of Robotic Vehicles

Abstract: As robotic systems become more complex, new tools and methods are required for the design of human-robot interaction. A Concept of operations (ConOps) is a knowledge sharing artefact that help developers in early decision making and in requirement elicitation so that the final product can meet the demands and expectations. We present here an on-going effort to develop a ConOps for autonomous and semi-autonomous swarm of robotic vehicles for safety-critical domains. The ConOps of a robotic system consists of documents, illustrations and animations describing the characteristics and intended usage of proposed and existing system from the viewpoint of their users.