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Integrated Ground Operations Demonstration Units Project

Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Issued almost 10 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

<p>The overall goal of the project is to demonstrate cost efficient cryogenic operations on a relevant scale that can be projected onto future Spaceport architectures and extraterrestrial surface operations. This goal will be demonstrated by completing the primary test objectives below: GODU Integrated Refrigeration and Storage (IRAS) • Demonstrate zero loss storage and transfer of LH2 at a large scale. • Demonstrate hydrogen densification in storage tank and loading of flight tank • Demonstrate in situ hydrogen liquefaction using helium refrigeration GODU Autonomous Control of Cryogenic Propellant Load • Demonstrate autonomous control of a sub-scale vehicle loading operation • Demonstrate recognition of common system faults and anomalies and recover without human intervention • Evaluate tools and techniques in real world application to advance health management and autonomous control technologies for future applications • Demonstrate scalability and extensibility by replicating autonomous control of the 6,000 gallon LOX simulator system to the 33,000 gallon LH2 system • Develop and demonstrate helium conservation instrumentation and processes • Provide potential hardware in the loop demonstration capability for AES Automated Mission Operations project or other analog test environment for remote operations in 2014</p>