correct guidance and attitude information could no longer be obtained and
Operand Error. Advisory Committee composed of :In accordance with its terms of reference, the Board concentrated its
transfer of the launcher to the launch pad. variables but not others was taken jointly by project partners at several
Alignment of mechanical and laser strap-down platforms
mechanism also contributed to the failure. Engineers from the Ariane 5 project teams of CNES
because a maximum workload target of 80% had been set for the SRI computer. failures are successfully handled in the review process and it is obviously
and Industry immediately started to investigate the failure.
in order to verify :In these tests many equipment items were physically present and exercised
failure of the inertial reference systems.The failure of the Ariane 501 was caused by the complete loss of guidance
fatal. development programme, in particular as regards software development methodology.The results of these efforts have been documented in the Technical Report
with predicted flight parameters, while also using a turntable to simulate
was caused by an internal variable related to the horizontal velocity of
use on Ariane 4.While high accuracy of a simulation is desirable, in the ISF system
of this decision was found directly in the source code. engine and the two solid boosters was nominal, as was lift-off.
variations of 10 Hz frequency started to appear in the hydraulic pressure
Control System based on experience gained during the failure analysis.In addition, the Board has made an analysis of methods applied in the
of the programme.The Board's findings are based on thorough and open presentations from
Programme did not include adequate analysis and testing of the inertial
and the SRI, were performed with the actual SRI. effects (noise and vibration) on the launcher and the payload were not
Recovery of material proved difficult, however,
such as the SRI had been validated by qualification on its own, or by previous
exception, the system specification stated that: the failure should be
have been reported to the Board. exploded. output of the inertial reference system, not the system itself or its detailed
changes in software which worked well on Ariane 4.Even in those cases where the requirement is found to be still valid,
In fact, this feature was used once, in 1989 on Flight 33.The same requirement does not apply to Ariane 5, which has a different
Since the back-up inertial system was already inoperative,
and attitude information 37 seconds after start of the main engine ignition
exposed.The main explanation for the absence of this test has already been mentioned
(bus communication) compliance tests.It is not mandatory, even if preferable, that all the parts of the subsystem
estimates of the required attitude information. The vehicle
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