Habitat Demonstration Unit Core Avionics Software

The Habitat Demonstration Unit Core Avionics Software (HDU-CAS) is designed to provide the required functionality for an engineering prototype of a highly autonomous space habitat element, and to provide an opportunity for new software technologies to be tested in an environment that provides that functionality. The HDU itself must provide basic environmental and infrastructure services, while also supporting a variety of integrated subsystems that aid in the fulfillment of space mission operations. The HDU-CAS must then provide complete command and data handling, and intelligent autonomous operations functions of these needed subsystems in all appropriate circumstances (nominal and off-nominal).