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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Lloyd, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Alexander Mihich, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
William D. Lemke, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/000 ;
Abstract
A spacecraft data acquisition system comprises a telemetry and command controller, a payload unit, and a bi-directional interface that couples the telemetry and command controller to the payload unit. The interface is a single bi-directional interface that is used to reduce the complexity of the spacecraft. The transmission of information over the interface has a predetermined protocol so that the telemetry and command controller and payload unit may effectively use the single interface.