Adjustably Automated Ground Control Procedure Execution for ECLSS Systems

Procedures are used to control all aspects of the International Space Station (ISS) including the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS). Ground controllers use procedures on a daily basis. Current procedures are authored by flight controllers in Microsoft Word and displayed either in PDF or in a specialized XML viewer. There is no link between procedures and system data. In this paper, we present an integrated tool suite for authoring and performing procedures that links procedures directly to system data. The integrated tool suite also offers a path to automation of routine procedures.