18–20 Oct 2016
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)
Europe/Amsterdam timezone

The COMPASS OBC, paving the way for a centralised avionics architecture

19 Oct 2016, 11:20
30m
Newton Conference Center (European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC))

Newton Conference Center

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)

Keplerlaan 1 2201AZ Noordwijk ZH - The Netherlands

Speaker

Mr Jean-Luc Poupat (Airbus Defence and Space)

Description

In the frame of its continuous innovation process, Airbus Defence and Space, - Space Equipment Division is working on a next generation of on board computer (OBC) to drastically drop down the avionics HW acquisition cost. This product, named COMPASS, is more than an OBC, it is a centralized avionics. COMPASS (Centralized Open & Modular Processing Avionics & Space Sensors) relies on a centralized high performance processing core, associated to a specific SW architecture allowing the overall avionics processing to be performed in this single chip. Compact design, light, with minimized power consumption, COMPASS is not jeopardizing the reliability and rely on adapted assurance quality management to bring to the market the most efficient centralized avionics unit.

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