THE METHOD FOR COMBINING THE MAIN AND BACKUP SETS OF SPACE EXPERIMENT CONTROL EQUIPMENT

One of the non-classical methods, developed in IZMIRAN, for combining the main and backup sets of control equipment on board the spacecraft is considered. The method provides the possibility of introducing a backup set, both autonomously and controlled by an additional external system. The main feature of the method is the possibility of direct electrical connection of the circuits of the main and backup sets of control equipment, i.e., a lack of mechanical and electronic switching while maintaining a sufficiently high level of reliability for the system as a whole. The proposed approach has a main area of application in the creation of highly reliable control equipment for scientific and special purposes with non-standard interfaces for operation in outer space.