Very High-Performance Embedded Computing Will Allow Ambitious Space Science Investigation

Abstract

Up to now, the definition of space science missions was bounded by electronic components authorised by Space Agencies, i.e. developed on radiation tolerant technologies. Unfortunately, the microprocessors today available on such technologies have the computing throughput which was available about 10 years ago on the commercial market. Today, one of the main weakness of commercial components for space usage is their sensitivity to upsets, which generate transient faults during execution of flight software. Thus, to the condition to have "light" fault-tolerant architectures, the space community could define a new class of space science missions having very ambitious scientific goals and disrupting with classical missions thanks to high-performance embedded computers based on commercial electronic components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 13, 2005
Accession Number
ADA445276

Entities

People

  • Michel Pignol

Organizations

  • CNES

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Processing
  • Electronic Components
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Instructions
  • Microprocessors
  • Microsatellites
  • Payload
  • Radiation
  • Small Satellites
  • Software Development
  • Space Sciences

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites