GSAW
99: Ground System Architectures Workshop
Agenda and Presentations
Wednesday
March 3, 1999
Session
1
Keynote Session
Session Chair: Dennis Plunkett
Introduction and Announcements
Judy Kerner, GSAW99 Chair
Welcome
Address
Michael J. Daugherty, Executive Vice President, The Aerospace
Corporation
Ground
Systems Architecture and the SMC Vision
Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Tattini, Commander, USAF Space and Missile
Systems Center
Product
Lines and Architecture Evaluations
Linda Northrop, Director, Product Line Systems Program, Software
Engineering Institute
Session
2
Future Visions
Session Chair: Charles Simmons
Future
Visions of AFSCN
Maj. Ray Pry, USAF Space and Missile Systems Center/CWI
QUEST
for Human Exploration of the Solar System
Lynn Vernon, NASA/Johnson Space Center
Session
3
Reference and Product Line Architectures
Session Chair: Sergio Alvarado
The
Value of a Reference Architecture
Janis Putman, MITRE Corporation
An
Integrated Architectural Approach in the C3I Domain
Jaap Schekkerman, Cap Gemini Netherlands
Session
4
Lessons Learned
Session Chair: Catherine Steele
Software
Design Polices for a Large-Scale Command and Control Software
Development Project
John Reeves, TRW
Lessons
Learned in the Specification/Development of Object-Oriented Space
Ground System (SGS) Architectures
James Hager, Penn State/SRI International
Session
5
Architecture Drivers
Session Chair: Phillip Schmidt
Software
Cost-Benefit Evaluation for Future Ground Systems
Rhoda Novak, The Aerospace Corporation
Java-Based
Spacecraft Web Interface to Telemetry and Command Handling
Jim Langston, Computer Sciences Corporation
Session
6
Approaches to Integration
Session Chair: Walter Green
Satellites
as Nodes on a Network
Keith Hogie, Computer Sciences Corporation
Bridging
the Product Gap Towards an Integrated Control Center
Dean C. Oswald, Software Technology, Inc.
Thursday
March 4, 1999
Session
7
Technical Keynote Session
Session Chair: Carl Sunshine
Engineering
Complex Ground Station Systems
John Salasin, DARPA Program Manager, EDCS Program
Software
Architectures: What Are We Building?
Rogar Dziegiel, Jr., Architecture and Model Integrated Development
Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory - Information Directorate
Session
8
Emerging Technologies and Methodologies
Session Chair: Judy Kerner
Laying
a Foundation for Software Engineering of Knowledge Bases in Spacecraft
Ground Systems
Mala Mehrotra, Pragati Synergetic Research
A
Feasible Approach to Implementing Greater Levels of Satellite
Autonomy
Paul Zetocha, Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate
A
COTS Infrastructure for Domain Specific Diagram Semantics
Robert Balzer, USC Information Sciences Institute
Overview
of Breakout Sessions
Business
Case and Cost Benefit Considerations
Marilee Wheaton, The Aerospace Corporation
Experiences
in Architecture Based Development
Dennis Smith, Software Engineering Institute
Approaches
to Achieving Common Architectures and Common Components
Phillip Schmidt, The Aerospace Corporation
Breakout
Session 1
COTS Products in Control Center Applications
Session Chair: Ron Kohl
Session Co-chair: Walter Green
A
Common System for the Life of Spacecraft
James Corrigan, L-3 Storm Control Systems, Inc.
Shrink-Wrapped
Messaging: From Wall Street to Mission Control
Hans Jespersen, TIBCO Software Inc.
V&V
of COTS Dormant Code: Challenges and Issues
Ron Kohl, AverStar, Inc.
Bridging
the Product Gap Towards an Integrated Control Center
Dean C. Oswald, Software Technology, Inc.
Automated,
Reusable Mission Control System Architecture Using Finite State
Modeling and Object-Oriented Technologies
Scott E. Sage, Altair Aerospace Corporation
Containing
COTS via Intelligent Software Wrappers
Jeff Voas, Reliable Software Technologies
Breakout
Session 2
Business Case and Cost Benefit Considerations
Session Chair: Marilee Wheaton
Session Co-chair: Rhoda Novak
The
Impact of Faster, Better, Cheaper
Jairus Hihn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Measurement
of Requirements: A Case Study
Ronald J. Leach, Howard University
G-COTS
1.0 Ground Systems Cost Model Demonstration
Larry Sidor, The Aerospace Corporation
Assessing
Business and Technical Considerations for Product Line Development
Daniel R. Vanderwarker, The Aerospace Corporation
Satellite
Ground System Cost Benefit Trade-Offs of Commercial Off-The-Shelf
Items Using Parametric Cost Models
Iva Voldase, TRW
Breakout
Session 3
Experiences in Architecture Based Development
Session Chair: Dennis Smith
Joint
National Test Facility Missile Defense Space Tools Overview
Kris Christianson, Joint National Test Facility
Lessons
Learned in the Specification/Development of Object-Oriented Space
Ground System (SGS) Architectures
James Hager, Penn State/SRI International
Program
Office Strategies for Successful Component-Based Development
John Ohlinger, National Reconnaissance Office
Discussion
Forum: Architecture -Based Development
Jaap Schekkerman, Cap Gemini Netherlands
Breakout
Session 4
Approaches to Achieving Common Architectures and Common Components
Session Chair: Phillip Schmidt
Satellites
as Nodes on a Network
Keith Hogie, Computer Sciences Corporation
Using
Standards to Achieve Commonality
Judy Kerner, The Aerospace Corporation
Future
Visions of AFSCN
Maj. Ray Pry, USAF Space and Missile Systems Center/CWI
Interface
Management Issues in Component-Based Architectures
Phillip Schmidt, The Aerospace Corporation
Friday
March 5, 1999
Summary
Session
COTS
Products in Control Center Applications
Ron Kohl, Averstar, Inc.
Business
Case and Cost Benefit Considerations
Marilee Wheaton, The Aerospace Corporation
Experiences
in Architecture Based Development
Dennis Smith, Software Engineering Institute
Approaches
to Achieving Common Architectures and Common Components
Phillip Schmidt, The Aerospace Corporation
Panel
Session
Ground System Architectures: Are We Making Progress?
Session Chair: Rami Razouk
Barry Boehm, Director, USC Center for Software Engineering
Lt. Col. George A. Newberry, Deputy Program Manager, Milstar Space
and Mission Control Segments
Linda Northrop, Director, Product Line Systems Program, Software
Engineering Institute
Col. Randy Odle, Deputy Director, Satellite and Launch Control
Systems Program Office
John Salasin, DARPA Program Manager, EDCS Program
