The PoGOLite control system and software
M. S. Jackson
TL;DR
The paper describes the design and implementation of an autonomous control system for PoGOLite, a balloon-borne X-ray polarimeter, including its architecture, software, and performance testing results.
Contribution
It introduces a novel autonomous control system architecture and software for balloon-borne X-ray polarimetry, enhancing data collection efficiency without ground connection dependency.
Findings
System architecture and software are successfully implemented.
Performance tests demonstrate reliable autonomous operation.
Enhanced data collection efficiency achieved.
Abstract
The autonomous control system of PoGOLite is presented. PoGOLite is a balloon borne X-ray polarimeter designed to observe point sources. To obtain scientific data with optimal efficiency, independent of the ground connection, the payload control system has been made autonomous in most functions. The overall system architecture and the interconnections between components, as well as the automation philosophy and software, are described. Results of performance tests are given.
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