1. Firmware updating systems for nanosatellites
- Author
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Johan Kutt, Mart Noorma, Andres Vahter, Indrek Sünter, Riho Vendt, Urmas Kvell, Karl Tarbe, Andris Slavinskis, Henri Kuuste, Taavi Ilves, Mihkel Pajusalu, and Mihkel Veske
- Subjects
Flexibility (engineering) ,Spacecraft ,Computer science ,Firmware ,business.industry ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Aerospace Engineering ,ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,Space (commercial competition) ,computer.software_genre ,Space exploration ,Unexpected events ,Software ,Space and Planetary Science ,Feature (computer vision) ,Embedded system ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business ,computer - Abstract
During the course of a space mission unexpected events can occur regardless of rigorous testing. In order to ensure the ability of a spacecraft to recover and adapt to new situations, it may be necessary to update the firmware for resolving the software issues, work around hardware problems, or introduce new features. The importance of remote firmware updates as well as a method to calculate an indicative value of flexibility in space missions is summarized by R. Nilchiani [1].
- Published
- 2016