A Satellite Pre-Pass Contact Support Aid

SYTRONICS proposes a Satellite Pre-pass Organization Tool (SPOT) which applies state-of-the-art agenting technology upon a solid technical/operational foundation--the High-Level Integrated Team Training Environment (HILITE), developed for AFRL/HE under aprevious SYTRONICS Program. SPOT provides the control, visualization, and agent capability for decision-aid functionality; the ability to simulate and test operational options for training and for pre-pass decision-making; and a HLA (High-levelarchitecture) interface to all assets necessary for operations or training--a Distributed Mission Training (DMT) capability. The Phase I objectives are: (1) define requirements to specify initial performance and assessment measures to support thesatellite pre-pass contact effectiveness; (2) develop a top-level architecture design to the extent necessary to develop an early prototype, perform experimental and analytical feasibility assessments, and form a sound design basis for Phase II; (3) assessfeasibility through simulation and analysis to establish performance, implementation, and cost; and (4) assess commercial product potential to determine markets, competitors, and collaborators for SPOT. The Phase I results will be the requirements,architecture design, simulation and analysis results, and a preliminary commercialization plan, as well as a demonstration of the simulation-proven feasibility. These results will provide a solid foundation for Phase II.SPOT will generally support allkinds of satellite pre-pass planning and decision tradeoff analyses. It will find use in myriad military satellite planning operations. Its compatibility with, and interface to the DMT and HLA infrastructures, will make it a practical and useful trainingsystem as well. In commercial enterprises, as more commerce migrates into space, it will become a highly-desired commercial satellite pre-pass organizer and trainer as well.