Process Control for Advanced Life Support, Biological Test Bed 2006-01-2124
Advanced life support and habitat functions for exploration missions will require the autonomous control of many interdependent subsystems. A controls evaluation was envisioned to help define the questions necessary to develop an architecture capable of this degree of autonomy. To conduct this evaluation, a biological test bed that consists of a pair of interdependent subsystems was developed. The biological test bed represents an analog of a life support subsystem necessary for long-duration, human-rated exploration missions. The test bed consists of a packed bed anoxic bioreactor for the removal of organic carbon, coupled with an aerobic nitrifier that converts ammonia to nitrogen.
Citation: Ciskowski, M., Overland, D., and Hoo, K., "Process Control for Advanced Life Support, Biological Test Bed," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-2124, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2124. Download Citation
Author(s):
Marvin A. Ciskowski, David Overland, Karlene A. Hoo
Affiliated:
Hamilton Sundstrand Management Services, Inc., NASA - Johnson Space Center, College of Engineering, Texas Tech University
Pages: 8
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Production control
Biological sciences
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