Conveners
EDHPC Tutorial: Radiation Testing: Radiation Testing
- Maris Tali (ESA)
- Richard Jansen (ESA)
EDHPC Tutorial: Radiation Testing: Radiation Mitigation Techniques & RHA
- Maris Tali (ESA)
- Richard Jansen (ESA)
Description
Introduction
The tutorial will cover various aspect related to radiation testing and radiation mitigation on On-Board Data Handling and Data Processing Systems. We will cover topics on digital technologies, radiation testing planning and execution, Radiation Hardness Assurance, mitigation techniques and ESA Mission Classification. Special focus will be on complex devices often used in Data Handling and Processing Systems.
Audience
All on-board data handling and data processing professionals interested in learning more about different aspects of radiation testing and radiation mitigation in hardware flying on satellites today and in the future.
What will you learn?
The tutorial will cover various aspect related to radiation testing in the first part and radiation mitigation in the second part. The radiation testing portion of the tutorial will start with an overview of digital and analogue technologies, focusing on the different options for the space market from David Merodio and Richard Jansen (ESA). Then, we will get a thorough overview of the basic mechanisms of radiation-induced faults in complex devices with an emphasis on COTS component by Dr. Indranil Chatterjee (Airbus). You will learn the basic metrics for setting up successful Single Event Effect (SEE) test campaigns, running the tests and analysing the test data. Finally, you will about the necessity of updating our radiation hardness assurance methods for better characterization of today’s complex system applications by Melanie Berg (Space R2 LLC). The second half of the tutorial will focus on different aspects of radiation effects mitigation in complex COTS devices on both module and component level by Kostas Marinis and Lucana Santos (ESA). Finally, we will learn about the new ESA mission classification, including tailoring of the Q branch and its implications on the different radiation testing requirements including some words about ESA experiences by Viyas Gupta (ESA).
Speakers: David Merodio (ESA), Richard Jansen (ESA), Dr. Indranil Chatterjee (Airbus), Melanie Berg (Space R2 LLC), Kostas Marinis (ESA), Lucana Santos (ESA), Viyas Gupta (ESA)
With the “New Space” approach, space is envisioned to become accessible and affordable to all with the development of low-cost satellite systems. A large part of this dream revolves around using commercially available high-performance electronic components and systems. However, a key barrier to the widespread usage of COTS parts in space is the harsh natural radiation environment. In this...
For space systems, radiation particles can cause faults in microelectronics that inhibit operation and hence reduce system reliability. In turn, radiation hardness assurance methods have been developed to predict component susceptibility and perform system failure analyses. These practices have been applied for decades and are now in need of being modernized for better characterization of...
An overview of the current updates regarding the radiation hardness assurance (RHA) tailoring of each of the ESA mission classes . ESA is now classifying missions according to five classes: “1” being the lowest risk class, down to “5” being the highest risk class. For each mission class, the ECSS requirements are in the process of being tailored including system engineering and product...
