Reference Architecture for Autonomy and Adaptivity in Satellites - Replication Package

This repository contains the supporting material for the manuscript titled "Reference Architecture for Autonomy and Adaptivity in Satellites", currently under revision for the Journal of Systems and Software. Repository Content: File 1 - Protocol SLR - Reference Architecture for Autonomy and Adaptivity in Satellites - 1st round Review.xlsx: This data extraction worksheet presents the relevant data from the identified studies and provides the selection process in the systematic literature review, provided in the first stage of the research method: Problem Investigation. The main information reported in this worksheet summarizes the followed protocol, containing an identifier (id) for each returned study. The outcome of this SLR consists of 29 *selected studies* and information supporting the answers to three research questions: *RQ1*, *RQ2*, and *RQ3*. This catalog helped us in the data extraction and synthesis procedures and may be used by potentially interested, for example, for updating or replication. File 2 - Interview_Guide_Questionnaire.pdf: The questionnaire was developed to implement the third stage of the research method: Design Validation. This questionnaire was used to guide the interviews and also to ensure consistency between responses. It consists of 4 sections covering key aspects of the proposed reference architecture, namely: general applicability: aiming to analyse the generalization of the proposed architecture on different satellite platforms; autonomy and adaptability: aiming to assess if the RA embraces the characteristics required to provide autonomy and adaptability; technical robustness: aiming to assess the RA alignment with space industry standards and FDIR awareness; and practical use: scalability potential of the proposed RA. There is also space for interviewers to add comments in each section and at the end of the form. File 3 - Filled_Questionnaire_Interviewee_1.pdf: The questionnaire answered by interviewee 1, with the scores and comments. File 4 - Expert 1 Transcription.docx: The transcripts of the interviewee 1. The original language was not English, so we used OpenAI to generate the English version. File 5 - Filled_Questionnaire_Interviewee_2.pdf: The questionnaire answered by the interviewee 2, with the scores and comments. File 6 - Expert 2 Transcription.docx: The transcripts of the interviewee 2. The original language was not English, so we used OpenAI to generate the English version. File 7 - Filled_Questionnaire_Interviewee_3.pdf: The questionnaire answered by interviewee 3, with the scores and comments. Expert 3 did not authorize us to release the interviews, so we are not sending the transcripts.