FATE CONTROL STATIONASSESSMENT PROCESS

1. Generate FATE

Control Station

Concepts

2.. Generate

Groundrules

And Assumptions

3.Brainstorm FATE

Control Station

Requirements

4. CONDUCT INDUSTRY

SELF EVALUATION

OF EXISTING CONTROL

STATIONS

5. ASSESSMENT OF

INDUSTRY REPLIES

AND DATA

- Determine Current Capabilities

- Determine Needed Mods

- Recommend Course to Proceed

6. FINAL REPORT

FATE Control

Station

GCS Requirements

FATE Vehicle Control

- Auto Flight

- Directed Flight

- Manual flight

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ASSESSMENT PROCESS

The process used, was to first generate control station concepts. Then, in order to be able to define requirements, generate ground rules and assumptions. In reality, as we brainstormed requirements, we went back and added and changed the ground rules and assumptions. So, step two and three became a loop. Once we had a list of requirements, a survey form was generated and sent to companies that were thought to be able to provide a control station. We asked them to conduct an evaluation of their product as is exists today in relation to the requirements presented in the questionnaire, and provide pricing information. They were also encouraged to send any other technical, marketing or related data they wished. We then want to evaluate the responses and provide the data in the final report.