Silver Engineering | Advanced Operations Validation Center (AOVC)

SEI designed and built a Satellite Simulator/Ground System known as AOVC, for the Naval Research Laboratory, to evaluate new and current satellite software vendor's Test and Operations Software to be used on future missions. SEI built the satellite simulator/ground system to receive and generate Uplink Commands and Downlink Telemetry.

Satellite Simulator; Receives Uplink Commands and generates Downlink Telemetry.

Ground System; Generates Uplink Commands and receives Downlink Telemetry, which is where the new software is evaluated.

Ground System integrates two operational modes as a; Ground Station, and as a Integration and Test (I&T) component.

Ground System incorporates the new VCEU, VME Command Encoder Unit, and COTS PC based VME Processor and Data Generator.

Ground System is transportable for use at Software Vendor's facilities.

System is comprised of two stacking Hardigg Cases which have rackmounted a COTS VME chassis, a 21-inch monitor, and a rackmount keyboard with touchpad.