The ISS is a complex system to handle and all the participating International Partners are involved in the activities, from maintenance to science. Ground operations, which support the Station and the Astronauts on-board, are conducted by the Ground Support Personnel; the training for it consists of classroom lessons, hands-on training and simulations. During simulations sessions the instructors provide real-like scenarios of ISS operations, enhanced by the injection of malfunctions scenarios to which the operators should opportunely respond. The main objectives of the present work are (i) the development of such malfunction scenarios, with particular focus on those affecting a specific European Payload on board the ISS, namely the Biolab Rack; and (ii) the enhancement of the training processes performed at the European Astronaut Center. The major outcome of this work is a numerous, exhaustive, and differentiated pool of malfunctions scenarios, fundamental for ESA and joint NASA/ESA simulations involving Biolab, that will support the examiners in having a more realistic evaluation of the students’ responses. Furthermore, the performed trouble-shooting activity served as a basis for requesting patches/upgrades of the Simulator, paving the way to improvements of its behavior and its coherence with official procedures. Finally, the developed database tool for malfunctions scenarios, officially approved by ESA, will remarkably enhance the process of generating a simulation session and of keeping track of the level, the detail and the effectiveness of the training for the flight controllers.
La Stazione Spaziale Internazionale è un sistema estremamente complesso da gestire; tutti i Partner Internazionali che partecipano al programma ISS sono coinvolti nelle numerose attività. Il “Ground Support Personnel” è responsabile di supportare la Stazione e gli Astronauti a bordo durante tali attività. Un aspetto fondamentale del loro addestramento sono le simulazioni, durante le quali vengono riprodotte operazioni di routine a bordo della Stazione, solitamente coadiuvate dalla presenza di scenari di malfunzionamento, i quali richiedono una risposta adeguata da parte degli Operatori. Gli obiettivi principali di questo lavoro di tesi sono (i) lo sviluppo di tali scenari di malfunzionamento riguardanti Biolab, un Payload della Stazione, e (ii) il miglioramento dei processi di Addestramento condotti all’European Astronaut Center. Il risultato principale di tale lavoro è stato la generazione di un numeroso e differenziato gruppo di scenari di malfunzionamento, fondamentale per simulazioni ESA e NASA/ESA congiunte in cui è coinvolto Biolab. Inoltre, l’attività di troubleshooting effettuata sul simulatore di Biolab è servita come base per la pubblicazione di documenti ufficiali nei quali vengono richiesti aggiornamenti del Simulatore in modo da migliorarne la coerenza con le Procedure ufficiali. Infine, il database di scenari di malfunzionamento prodotto, ufficialmente approvato da ESA, migliorerà sensibilmente la fase di generazione di sessioni di simulazione e sarà di supporto a tenere traccia del livello e dell’efficacia dell’Addestramento sostenuto dai Controllori di Terra.
ISS Biolab payload malfunction scenarios and ground training enhancements
FILOSA, ANDREA
2015/2016
Abstract
The ISS is a complex system to handle and all the participating International Partners are involved in the activities, from maintenance to science. Ground operations, which support the Station and the Astronauts on-board, are conducted by the Ground Support Personnel; the training for it consists of classroom lessons, hands-on training and simulations. During simulations sessions the instructors provide real-like scenarios of ISS operations, enhanced by the injection of malfunctions scenarios to which the operators should opportunely respond. The main objectives of the present work are (i) the development of such malfunction scenarios, with particular focus on those affecting a specific European Payload on board the ISS, namely the Biolab Rack; and (ii) the enhancement of the training processes performed at the European Astronaut Center. The major outcome of this work is a numerous, exhaustive, and differentiated pool of malfunctions scenarios, fundamental for ESA and joint NASA/ESA simulations involving Biolab, that will support the examiners in having a more realistic evaluation of the students’ responses. Furthermore, the performed trouble-shooting activity served as a basis for requesting patches/upgrades of the Simulator, paving the way to improvements of its behavior and its coherence with official procedures. Finally, the developed database tool for malfunctions scenarios, officially approved by ESA, will remarkably enhance the process of generating a simulation session and of keeping track of the level, the detail and the effectiveness of the training for the flight controllers.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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