Title :
An adaptive instrument module (AIM) for satellite systems
Author :
Dawood, Anwar ; Bergmann, Neil
Author_Institution :
Cooperative Res. Centre for Satellite Syst., Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
This paper introduces the preliminary design and operation of an adaptive instrument module (AIM) for space applications, which uses FPGA technology to enable in-flight hardware and software reconfiguration. An experimental AIM will be flown as a payload on the low Earth orbit satellite FedSat. The payload will be used to investigate the practicality of using reconfigurable computing technology for spacecraft applications
Keywords :
artificial satellites; field programmable gate arrays; reconfigurable architectures; space vehicle electronics; FPGA technology; FedSat; adaptive instrument module; design; in-flight hardware reconfiguration; low Earth orbit satellite; operation; payload; reconfigurable computing technology; satellite systems; software reconfiguration; Application software; Computers; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Instruments; Low earth orbit satellites; Military computing; Payloads; Space technology; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing and Its Applications, 1999. ISSPA '99. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, Qld.
Print_ISBN :
1-86435-451-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSPA.1999.815763
