DocumentCode
2909584
Title
Using a multicore processor for rover autonomous science
Author
Bornstein, Benjamin ; Estlin, Tara ; Clement, Bradley ; Springer, Paul
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
5-12 March 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
9
Abstract
Multicore processing promises to be a critical component of future spacecraft. It provides immense increases in onboard processing power and provides an environment for directly supporting fault-tolerant computing. This paper discusses using a state-of-the-art multicore processor to efficiently perform image analysis onboard a Mars rover in support of autonomous science activities.
Keywords
Mars; aerospace instrumentation; astronomy computing; fault tolerant computing; multiprocessing systems; space vehicles; Mars rover; fault tolerant computing; image analysis; multicore processor; onboard processing; onboard processing power; rover autonomous science; spacecraft; Cameras; Image edge detection; Instruments; Mars; Multicore processing; Navigation; Rocks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
ISSN
1095-323X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7350-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2011.5747454
Filename
5747454
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