MaMMoTH-Up

Massively extended Modular Monitoring for Upper Stages

Project Reference: 637616
Call:  H2020-COMPET-2014
Coordinator: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

Description:

Today, the amount of telemetry data from the sensors in the upper stages of a launch vehicle is very restricted, due to limited on-board-computing capacities combined with limited data bandwidth to ground. As a result, no detailed information about the various phases of the flight is available.

Massively extended Modular Monitoring for Upper Stages (MaMMoTH-Up) will improve the amount of monitored data by a factor of more than 2500 by integrating four key objectives, which are

  1. a self-configuring monitoring framework that will selectively observe, pre-process, and compress sensor data,
  2. Components off the Shelf (COTS) that provide improved computing performance on a launcher,
  3. design solutions guaranteeing the required levels of dependability, even when using relatively unreliable COTS components, and
  4. a tight coupling with advanced dependability analysis.

Achieving these 4 goals is scientifically and practically highly relevant. A demonstrator at TRL 6 will show the advantages of the new monitoring infrastructure and a virtual prototype proves the advanced dependability enhancements. Thus, MaMMoTH-Up will provide a framework and a proof-of-concept for next-generation avionics solutions for a launcher based on COTS. Moreover, the work plan provides the path to realization, potentially including a demo-flight at the end of the project. The proposed technology is complementary with on-going launcher developments. The usage of COTS will represent a direct advantage over competitors; this will decrease time-to-market and decrease the European dependence on external suppliers.

MaMMoTH-Up directly addresses the call COMPET-2-2014 by providing an innovative avionics solution for safer and more reliable launch operations for conventional launching systems. The solution developed within MaMMoTH-Up strengthens competitiveness and cost-efficiency having an immediate commercial potential.

Partners:

  • AAC Microtec AB, Sweden
  • Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  • Airbus DS GmbH, Germany
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          Project details

          Start Date: 2015-05-01
          End Date:   2018-05-01
          EU Contribution:
           EUR 2 784 014
          Total Costs:
          EUR 2 784 014
          Funding Scheme:
          Research and Innovation action
          Topic: COMPET-02-2014 - Independent access to space
          Funded under: H2020-EU.2.1.6.1.