Title :
IBM Thinkpad radiation testing and recovery during EUROMIR missions
Author :
Martignano, M. ; Harboe-Sorensen, R.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands
fDate :
12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of an experiment, conducted on-board the Russian MIR Space Station during a joint Russian and European mission, EUROMIR ´94. A commercially available IBM ThinkPad 750C was evaluated by running a software system which monitored the notebook´s behaviour and counted the number of single event upsets. The used software system and ground verification tests are also presented. Finally, another software system, able to ruggedize normal personal computers for usage in space, is described
Keywords :
IBM computers; aerospace computing; computer testing; notebook computers; radiation effects; recovery; special purpose computers; EUROMIR mission; IBM ThinkPad 750C; MIR Space Station; ground verification tests; notebook; personal computer; radiation testing; recovery; ruggedization; single event upsets; software system; Computerized monitoring; Detectors; Hardware; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Single event upset; Software systems; Software testing; Space stations; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
