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VEHICLE SPECIFIC MODULE [3 records]

Record 1 2018-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
  • Military Communications
DEF

The interface between the vehicle specific module(VSM) and the UCS [unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) control system] core element.

OBS

[The data link interface] provides for standard messages and formats to enable communication between a variety of air vehicles and NATO standardized control stations.

OBS

data link interface; DLI: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • datalink interface

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)
  • Transmissions militaires
OBS

interface de liaison de données; DLI : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
CONT

A vehicle specific module(VSM), in accordance with the STANAG, is responsible for the following functions : managing real-time control interactions with the air vehicle; translating data from DLI [data link interface] messages to vehicle specific representations; acting as a repository and server for vehicle specific data(such as vehicle configuration and performance limitations) and methods(such as routines for updating vehicle specific operator displays) ;and managing interfaces required to control and monitor data link(s) operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Propulsion Module. The ATV [Automatic Transfer Vehicle] Space Craft itself includes the propulsion bay accommodating the Propulsion and Reboost Subsystem. This bi-propellant system comprises : four main engines of 490 N each with a specific impulse of more than 310 s each twenty attitude control thrusters of 220 N each and a minimum impulse bit MIP) of less than 5 Ns. The system uses mixed oxides of nitrogen as oxidiser. Fuel and oxidiser are stored in eight identical 1 m-diameter titanium tanks. The same tanks are used for ATV propulsion and International Space Station reboost.

OBS

propulsion module: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

L'ATV [Automatic Transfer Vehicle] n'est que le prolongement de l'étage supérieur d'une Ariane 5. Il se présente donc sous la forme d'un cylindre de 5,45 mètres de diamètre sur 2,5 mètres de longueur. Il est équipé en standard d'un module de propulsion composé de huit petits moteurs à réaction et d'un module d'avionique qui intègre les réservoirs d'ergols, les circuits électroniques ainsi que les systèmes de régularisation thermique, de production d'énergie et de télécommunications.

CONT

Trois configurations de base sont prévues pour l'ATV [Automatic Transfer Vehicle]. Il peut notamment recevoir une mini-module logistique pressurisé (MPLM), une coque porteuse et deux palettes logistiques non pressurisées (ULC), ou un module pressurisé en plus d'une structure porte-réservoir ouverte.

OBS

module de propulsion : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI) et le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale (CUTS).

Spanish

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