Operational modification of the Mars Exploration Rovers flight software

Greco, Martin E.; Snyder, Joseph F.

Operational modification of the Mars Exploration Rovers flight software

Greco, Martin E.; Snyder, Joseph F.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/37496

Date: 2005-10

Keywords: flight software; load; patch; modification

Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005.

Citation: IEEE, Waikoloa, HI, October 2005

Abstract:

The Mars Exploration Rovers (MER)Flight Software (FSW) was designed from the outset to be modified during operations. This paper discusses the content of the uplink products that are sent to the Rover, the planning of the Patch and Load activities, the testing of the products and prcedures, and the actual operations themselves.

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