 In today’s information economy, the introduction of every new system brings an increase in the magnitude of the data gathered, processed and communicated. Invariably this has an associated increase in the complexity of system development, validation, operation and maintenance.
Any introduction also seems to happen in a highly cost-conscious environment where the efficiency of every aspect of the investment must be examined over the lifetime of a system deployment.
Access to specialised technical knowledge and domain expertise to control the system implementation and ensure operational optimisation, or the ability to outsource system operations, has now become a key factor in safeguarding business continuity and achieving sustainable performance improvements.
In this section we present a small selection of articles and papers that were recently published or presented at conferences.
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Cost-effective long-term Galileo operations (581 kb)
This paper presents a short summary of the current baseline Galileo architecture and operations support requirements, and relates these requirements to recurring support costs.
Managing mission knowledge (472 kb)
This paper describes the effective management of knowledge and information in the preparation and operation of space mission ground segments.
EGNOS service management operations aligned with user domain operational needs (893 kb)
This paper explores requirements for systems, platforms, tools and information that will enable system operations management according to the needs and requirements of the users.
Increasing science with diminishing resources - extending the Ulysses mission to 2008 (843 kb)
This paper discusses the operational, scientific, and resource implications of extending the Ulysses mission from September 2004 to March 2008.
OBSM operations automation through the use of on-board control procedures (590 kb)
This paper develops the concept of using On-board Control Procedures (OBCPs) to do On-board Software Maintenance (OBSM) activities in a safer and more efficient manner.
If you would like to receive a hard copy of one of these papers, or want to find out about other publications in the field of operations and control, please feel free to contact us. In the near future we will extend this section with further publications.
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