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In practice, much of the time devoted to preparation for mission support is spent in the development of computer software systems. Although some progress has been made in the standardization of software, the variations in attitude determination and control hardware, mission requirements, and processing sophistication have meant that most spacecraft series have required largely new attitude determination and control software systems. Therefore, questions of software structure and performance are central to the practical problems of mission support. This chapter describes the general principles for the development of attitude software and the use of executive support systems and utility subroutines.
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Wertz, J.R. (1978). Software System Development. In: Wertz, J.R. (eds) Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9907-7_20
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