GSAW 98: Ground System Architectures Workshop
Agenda and Presentations
Wednesday February 25, 1998
Session 1
Keynote Session
Session Chair: Dennis Plunkett
Introduction/Announcements
Judy Kerner, GSAW 98 Chair
Welcome Address
E.C. Aldridge, Jr., President, The Aerospace Corporation
Future Satellite Operations Architecture
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Dickman, DoD Space Architect
The Value of Software Architecture
John Salasin, DARPA Program Manager, EDCS Program
Session 2
Technology Perspectives
Session Chair: Judy Kerner
Conflicts Among Architecture Evaluation Criteria
Barry Boehm, USC - Center for Software Engineering
Essentials of Successful Product Line Practice
Linda Northrop, Software Engineering Institute
Session 3
Product Lines
Session Chair: Sergio Alvarado
Control Channel Toolkit--A Product Line Initiative in the NRO
John Ohlinger, National Reconnaissance Office
COTS AI Technologies for Satellite Control
Capt. Steve Lindsay, Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate
Product-Line Development Metrics
Nancy Eickelmann, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Company
Session 4
Impact on System Interoperability
Session Chair: Charles Simmons
Security, Monitoring and Control of the Re-engineered Hubble Space Telescope Control Center System
Caleb M. Principe, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Secure Web Command and Control
James H. Langston, Computer Sciences Corporation
An Architecture to Promote the Commercialization of Space Mission Monitor and Control
Michael K. Jones, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distributed System Software Architecture Perspective on System Interoperability
Janis Putman, Mitre Corporation
Session 5
COTS and Legacy Software Integration
Session Chair: Phillip Schmidt
Dynamic Languages and Dynamic Architectures
Vincent J. Kovarik Jr., Software Technology Inc.
An Object-Oriented Architecture for the ICO Payload Control System
Brian F. Gilmer, Hughes Space & Communications
Product Line Development Through Systematic Reuse Using Commercial Processes
Jeffrey A. Shaw, Raytheon Systems Company
Session 6
Space/Ground Tradeoffs
Session Chair: Brian Gallagher
The Use of Design-to-Debris Prototypes in Space-Ground Trades
Rex D. Pendley, Computer Sciences Corporation
Managing Automation and Autonomy
Dave Welch, AlliedSignal Technical Services Corporation
Key Mission Systems Engineering Trades For Determining Satellite System Architecture
Paul Nussbaum, TRW
The Concept Design Center (CDC) Lessons Learned
Rhoda G. Novak, The Aerospace Corporation
Thursday February 26, 1998
Session 7
Keynote Session
Session Chair: Rodney Gibson
Announcements
Charles Simmons, GSAW 98 Co-Chair
An NRO Vision for Ground Systems Architecture
Brig. Gen. Howard J. Mitchell, Director, Communications Systems Acquisition and Operations
Ten Common Misconceptions about Software Architecture
Philippe Kruchten, Director of Process Development, Rational Software Corporation
Session 8
Architecture Evaluation
Session Chair: Ron Nishinaga
Research Directions in Software Architecture
Capt. Mark J. Gerken, Air Force Research Laboratory - Information Directorate
A COTS Based Reference Architecture for Satellite Ground Systems
Kevin Hassett, Computer Sciences Corporation
Evaluation Criteria for Satellite Ground Systems
Charles Simmons, The Aerospace Corporation
An Evaluation of Object Oriented Architecture Models for Satellite Ground Systems
Sergio J. Alvarado, The Aerospace Corporation
Session 9
Emerging Technologies in SGS Development
Session Chair: Charles Simmons
Architectural Implications of Common Operator Interfaces (attachment: paper)
Richard N. Taylor, University of California, Irvine
Derivation of Domain Specific Design Patterns--Applications to design and construction of SGS
Dan Port, USC - Center for Software Engineering
Agent-Based Adaptive Computing for Ground Stations
Rodney Price, TRW
Overview of Breakout Sessions
Architecture Evaluation: Criteria, Methods, Tools
Barry Boehm, USC - Center for Software Engineering
COTS and Legacy Software Integration Issues
Dennis Smith, Software Engineering Institute
Space/Ground Tradeoffs
Robert K. Wilson, Jet Propulsion
LaboratoryArchitectural Implications of Common Operator Interfaces
Carl Sunshine, The Aerospace Corporation
Breakout Session 1
Architecture Evaluation: Criteria, Methods, Tools
Session Chair: Barry Boehm
Security, Monitoring and Control of the Re-engineered Hubble Space Telescope Control Center System
Larry Barrett, Orbital Sciences Corporation
Product-Line Development Metrics
Nancy Eickelmann, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Company
Interoperability Conflict Analysis
Rose Gamble, University of Tulsa
Architecture Evaluation Policy/Measurement Approaches
James A. Hager, Pennsylvania State University
Software Architecture Dependence Analysis
Debra J. Richardson, University of California, Irvine
Evaluation Criteria for Satellite Ground Systems
Charles Simmons, The Aerospace Corporation
Breakout Session 2
COTS and Legacy Software Integration Issues
Session Chair: Dennis Smith
Session Co-Chair: Rhoda Novak
COCOTS: Constructive COTS Integration Cost Model
Christopher Abts, USC - Center for Software Engineering
An Open, Reconfigurable Computing Approach to Space Data Communications Processing
Jay Costenbader, TSI TelSys Inc
Control Channel Toolkit--Methods and Technologies for a Reusable SGS Architecture
Michael Grier, Raytheon Systems Company
NOAA POES Engineering Network Prototype Status
Arthur T. McClinton Jr., Mitretek Systems
Middleware in COTS Command and Control Architectures
Larry McQueary, Storm Control Systems, Inc.
The NEAR Ground System: Evolutionary Development using EPOCH 2000
William C. Stratton, Integral Systems
The Role of Scalable, "Client" & "Server" Technologies in Emerging Space Ground Systems
Paul A. Thoreson, L-3 Communications
Breakout Session 3
Space/Ground Tradeoffs
Session Chair: Robert Wilson
Virtual Ground Station Technology Development Planning
Nevin A. Bryant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Key Mission Systems Engineering Trades For Determining Satellite System Architecture
Paul Nussbaum, TRW
The Use of Design-to-Debris Prototypes in Space-Ground Trades
Rex D. Pendley, Computer Sciences Corporation
Managing Automation and Autonomy
Dave Welch, AlliedSignal Technical Services Corporation
Reducing O & M Costs by Breaking Paradigms
Robert Zmarzlak, TRW Space & Electronics Group
Breakout Session 4
Architectural Implications of Common Operator Interfaces
Session Chair: Carl Sunshine
Session Co-Chair: Mary Rich
System Architectural Issues with Common Human Interface Requirement
Len Bass, Software Engineering Institute
JTA/COE HMI Considerations
Samuel E. Bowser, The Aerospace Corporation
Using a COTS-Based Ground System
Elaine K. Cline, Lockheed Martin Technical Organization
Issues in Standardization for Acquisition Reform
Garrett Goldfield, The Aerospace Corporation
Human Machine Interface Considerations in COTS Command and Control Systems
Richard J. Grich, Storm Control Systems, Inc.
Experiences in Defining Common Satellite Control HMI
Debbie Hankins, Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
Lessons Learned From the MAGIC Program's GUI Implementation
Capt. Steve Lindsay, Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate
SMC HMI Standards Definition: Status and Plans
Maj. Robert Mullany, SMC/AXE
Implementing an OS/COMET Model in a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Architectural Framework
Dean C. Oswald, Software Technology Inc.
Architectural Implications of Common Operator Interfaces (attachment: paper)
Richard N. Taylor, University of California, Irvine
Friday February 27, 1998
Summary Session
Summary of GSAW 98 Plenary Sessions
Rami Razouk, The Aerospace CorporationBreakout Session Outbriefs
Architecture Evaluation: Criteria, Methods, Tools
Barry Boehm, USC-Center for Software Engineering
COTS and Legacy Software Integration Issues
Dennis Smith, Software Engineering Institute
Space/Ground Tradeoffs
Robert K. Wilson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Architectural Implications of Common Operator Interfaces
Carl Sunshine, The Aerospace Corporation
Panel Session
Ground System Architecture Issues
Session Chair: Rami Razouk
Barbara V. Anderson, Coordinator, Advanced Systems, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Barry Boehm, Director, USC-Center for Software Engineering
Col. Alan I. Kirschbaum, Director of Systems Engineering, SMC
Philippe Kruchten, Director of Process Development, Rational Software Corporation
Linda Northrop, Manager, Product Line Systems Program, Software Engineering Institute
Carl Sunshine, Principal Director, Program Support, Satellite Control & Spacelift Range Division, The Aerospace Corporation |
