FEATURES
ICS' Responsive Space Technology &
SRA's Spectrum of Service
THE STORY
SRA's ICS business brings together the leading suite of autonomous control systems for the space industry with innovative solutions and systems integration support for DoD and the intelligence community.
SRA acquired ICS, the leading developer of integrated ground and flight autonomous command and control software and services for satellites, control centers, ground stations, test sets, simulators and e-business systems in July 2008. The acquisition expanded SRA's product portfolio and strengthened our ability to provide solutions to the space industry.
RESULTS
Do more with less, broadband to the battlefield, reuse and recycle – all common maxims in today's aerospace and intelligence marketplaces. ICS commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions automate mission-critical systems and integrate the results into a web-centric solution for global deployment. Tools, techniques and technologies, which have been proven over the last two decades, are now returning mankind to the moon and beyond. These same reusable tools provide real-time information to warfighters around the world and provide a system that is responsive to the aerospace and intelligence communities' needs.
Challenges
- Cost and schedule pressure
- Reliability and certification
- Capabilities and features
- Long-term support
Outcome
- Reusable COTS solutions, integrated by skilled professionals
- Proven over many successful missions, lifecycle quality assurance
- Full-featured product line scalable to mission-unique needs
TECHNOLOGIES
We offer proven solutions that utilize deterministic Artificial Intelligence technologies for embedded systems and web-centric solutions for planning, tasking, monitoring, and command and control of mission critical systems. Our Autonomous Tasking Engine (ATE) planner and On Orbit Checkout Engine (OOCE) rapid-checkout products are key technologies for Operational Responsive Space.
SRA's spacecraft command language delivers key enabling technologies for responsive space and spacelift:
- Spacecraft Autonomy
- On-board Planning
- Rapid Checkout ad Commissioning
- Plug and Play Technologies
- Agile and Repeatable Processes
- Rapid Deployment
SRA's SCL is the common thread throughout ORS programs:
- TacSat-2
- TacSat-3
- TacSat-4
- ORS Sat-1
- PnPSat
- ORS Launch Vehicle Trajectory Automation
RELATED INFO
With nearly 20 years of experience in the field, ICS is a recognized leader in Autonomous Command and Control software. Our unique toolset provides consistent software components for embedded workstation and web-server based systems. Reusable software infrastructure promotes consistency, higher levels of quality, lower training and operations costs and no loss of knowledge throughout the program lifecycle.
Services
- Training
- Systems Design
- Software Methodologies
- Software Development
- Systems Engineering
Products
- Systems Engineer
- Software Developer
- Programmer/Analyst
- Software Test/QA