The V&V tool of the mica suite takes as inputs:
- an obspar
- a complete set of aspect level 1 files
- the log from the aspect 1 run for each interval
The tool then calculates the aspect solution residuals for each slot for evaluation. Results include:
- Annotated top level tables including a slots table and annotated guide and fid props tables.
- The obspar
- A table of the time ranges and aspect intervals of the observation
- plots of residuals for each slot
- plots of the aspect solution
- the data used to make those plots
- annotated log file
Tests will include the current V&V tests, including:
on a per-slot-basis
- was this star BAD, UNUSED, or GOOD?
- Does the RMS in Y,Z, or radius exceed low or high thresholds?
- Does the Mean or Median offset in Y,Z, or radius exceed thresholds?
- was the slot present in all intervals?
- did the slot spend a significant fraction with a large deviation?
- were there any log errors
on a per-obsid basis:
- what should the V&V disposition of the observation be?
It is expected that the tool will have the capability to assist in evaluating image reconstruction by inclusion of a path by which the aspect solution will be recalculated after removing a slot, and the V&V outputs of the with and without-slot solutions will be directly compared. The V&V report pieces should therefore also have mechanisms for a collective / comparison report for two or more runs of the same obsid.