Viewgraphs on space station displays and controls technology evolution are presented. Topics covered include: a historical perspective; major development objectives; current development activities; key technology areas; and technology evolution issues

Blackburn, Greg C.

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Johnson Space Center-Houston,Texas
TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE SYSTEMSDEVELOPMENT& SIMULATIONDIVISION
STATION EVOLUTION - A WORKSHOP
DATAMANAGEMENTSYSTEM EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN JANUARY1990
SPACE STATION DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS
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JohnsonSpace Center-Houston,Texas
TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE
STATIONEVOLUTION-AWORKSHOP SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & SIMULATION DIVISION
DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SPACE STATION DISPLAYS& CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN JANUARY1990
TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
• A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
• MAJOR DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
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• CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
• KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS
• TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION ISSUES
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STATIONEVOLUTION-AWORKSHOP SYSTEMSDEVELOPMENT& SIMULATIONDIVISION
DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SPACE STATION DISPLAYS & CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN JANUARY 1990TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
- DEDICATED DISPLAYS & CONTROLS (D&C) IN PAST PROGRAMS
- ORBITER HAS OVER 1,200 DEDICATED SWITCHES
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- MULTIFUNCTIONAL D&C HAS BEEN LIMITED
- LIMITED ONBOARD DATA PROCESSING
- MUCH OF DATA RECORDED OR TELEMETERED TO THE
GROUND FOR PROCESSING
- EXTENSIVE GROUND MONITORING OF ALL SYSTEMS
- OPTIMIZATION OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- CREW INTERFACE CONSIDERED SECONDARY
JohnsonSpace Center-Houston,Texas
TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE
STATIONEVOLUTION-AWORKSHOP SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & SIMULATION DIVISION
DATA MANAGEMENTSYSTEM I
SPACESTATIONDISPLAYS&CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN I JANUARY 1990TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
• MAJOR DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
- LOWER COSTS, IMPROVE MAINTENANCE/RELIABILITY
- MINIMIZE PARTS/SKILL OBSOLENCE
o_ - MINIMIZE POWER, WEIGHT, VOLUME CONSUMPTION
- PROVIDE A DESIGN WHICH ALLOWS FOR INFUSION OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY
- REDUCE CREW'S OVERALL WORKLOAD
- MAXIMIZE FLIGHT SAFETY AND CREW EFFICIENCY
- PROVIDE A SOFTWARE RECONFIGURABLE INTERFACE
- MINIMIZE THE USE OF PAPER ON-ORBIT
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STATIONEVOLUTION-AWORKSHOP SYSTEMSDEVELOPMENT& SIMULATIONDIVISION
DATAMANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SPACE STATION DISPLAYS & CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN JANUARY 1990TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
• CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
- DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
- CREW COMMAND AND CONTROL INTERFACE VIA
_ MULTIPURPOSE WORKSTATIONS
- MULTIPLE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY DEVICES
- KEYBOARD
-CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE
- PROGRAMMABLE SWITCHES
- HAND CONTROLLERS
JohnsonSpace Center-Houston,Texas
TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE
STATIONEVOLUTION-AWORKSHOP SYSTEMSDEVELOPMENT& SIMULATIONDIVISION
DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SPACE STATION DISPLAYS & CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN JANUARY 1990TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
• KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS
- COLOR FLAT PANEL TECHNOLOGY
,-, - COLOR ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS
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- LARGE COLOR PLASMA DISPLAYS
- ADVANCED PROCESSORS
- LATER GENERATION GENERAL PURPOSE PROCESSORS
- ADVANCED GRAPHICS PROCESSORS
- HIGHER DENSITY MEMORIES
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DATAMANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1
SPACESTATIONDISPLAYS&CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN 1 JANUARY 1990
TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
. KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS (CONTINUED)
- NEWAND IMPROVEDCREWI/O DEVICES
- VOICE RECOGNITION
- VOICE SYNTHESIS
- ADVANCED CURSOR CONTROL
- ADVANCED MANIPULATOR/ROBOTIC CONTROL
- HAND CONTROLLER TECHNOLOGY
- IMPROVED CREW INTERFACE SOFTWARE
- NEW CREW INTERFACE TECHNIQUES
- USE OF AI/EXPERT SYSTEMS
JohnsonSpaceCenter-Houston,Texas
TECNNOLOGY FOR SPACE
STATION EVOLUTION - A WORKSHOP SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & SIMULATION DIVISION
DATAMANAGEMENTSYSTEM
SPACE STATION DISPLAYS & CONTROLS EF2/G. C. BLACKBURN JANUARY 1990TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
• TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION ISSUES
- MATURITY OF COLOR FLAT PANEL TECHNOLOGY
- NO SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE WITH ADVANCED
INTERACTIVE MULTIPURPOSE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
- DEFINITION OF DISPLAY FORMATS
- DEFINITION OF GRAPHIC OBJECTS
- EFFICIENT NAVIGATION THROUGH A HIGH NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT FORMATS
- ELIMINATION OF DEDICATED SYSTEM D&C PANELS
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DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
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° TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION ISSUES (CONTINUED)
- MATURITY AND UTILIZATION OF AI/EXPERT SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY IN A SPACECRAFT
- CREW ACCEPTANCE OF A WORKSTATION INPUT VIA
VOICE COMMAND
- DANGER OF MAKING CREW BORED (MACHINE MINDERS)
- LATER INCORPORATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
- DIFFICULTY IN UPGRADING AN EXISTING
OPERATIONAL NASA SPACECRAFT
- ON-ORBIT CHECK-OUT/VERIFICATION


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