Mr
Kjeld Hjortnaes
(ESA/ESTEC - Software Systems Division), Mr
Philippe Armbruster
(ESA/Data Systems Division)
21/05/2014, 08:50
Mr
Pier Giorgio Arpesi
(Selex)
21/05/2014, 09:00
Activity: ITI
ESA TO: Mr. Jean-François Dufour - Data Systems Division
This work is devoted to the feasibility study of a wireless sensing system, mainly based on passive surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors, for remote measurement of temperature aboard space platforms. The use of passive sensors is particularly attractive since they need no battery and are robust in extreme environments, as...
Mr
Martin Lindskog
(RUAG Space), Mr
Peter Sinander
(RUAG Space)
21/05/2014, 09:50
Activity: GSTP
ESA TO: Mr. Kostas Marinis - Data Systems Division
RUAG Space is the major independent European supplier of Data Handling Systems (DHS) and On-Board Computers (OBC) for launchers, satellite platforms, payload control and similar equipment based on advanced computer technology. In order to remain competitive and to be able to provide the European space community with a high...
Mr
Johan Hardy
(SpaceBel), Mr
Philippe Creten
(SpaceBel)
21/05/2014, 11:00
Activity: GSTP
ESA TO: Mr. Martin Hiller - Software Systems Division
Led by the ESA/ESTEC IMA-SP program, this study – namely In-Flight Hosting of Prototype Applications (IHPA) project – presents an experiment of Flight Software partitioning in an Integrated Modular Avionics for Space (IMA-SP) system. This experiment also tackles the maintenance aspects of IMA-SP systems.
The fundamental...
Mr
Claudio Silva
(GMV Portugal)
21/05/2014, 11:50
Activity: GSTP AO
ESA TO: Mr. Martin Hiller - Software Systems Division
Multi-core technologies are a natural trend towards fulfilling recent space applications requirements. This transition to multi-core is being driven by the growing demand for more autonomous missions and greater system integration.
However, for embedded real-time systems to profit from the additional computation power...
Mr
Daniel Townson
(SciSys UK)
21/05/2014, 14:00
Activity: GSTP
ESA TO: Mr. Michael Schön - Software Systems Division
Previously SCISYS presented QERx, an open source, faster than real time processor emulator for the ERC32 and LEON2 processor families. The latest evolution of QERx adds LEON3 to the suite of supported processors and greatly extends the feature set, most notably to include the emulation of multicore processors and an enriched...
Mr
Mauro Caleno
(ESA/ESTEC - Software Systems Division)
21/05/2014, 14:50
Activity: GSTP & Strategic Initiative Denmark
ESA TO: Mr. Mauro Caleno - Software Systems Division
The goal of the project “OBC Simulator Architectures and Interfaces to System Test Benches” is to define architectures and interfaces for simulators of on-board computers based on Leon 2 and Leon 3 System on Chips (SoC). The primary output of the activity is a PCIe FPGA Leon Emulation Board...
Mr
R. van Paassen
(TU Delft)
21/05/2014, 15:40
Activity: GSP
ESA TOs: Ms. Maite Trujillo - Independent Safety Office & Mr. Yuri Yushtein - Software Systems Division
HAI (Human Automation Interaction) is often a contributor to failures in complex systems. These failures are frequently caused by system interactions that were not anticipated by designers or analysts. While there are many useful analysis techniques that can be used to address...
Mr
Helder Silva
(Edisoft)
21/05/2014, 16:30
Activity: GSTP
ESA TO: Mr. Christophe Honvault - Software Systems Division
In the frame of the General Support Technology Programme, EDISOFT executed the activity named On Board operating system Upgrade for LEON, contract number 4000103825. The Kick-Off of RTEMS LEON Upgrade was performed in the 9th February 2012 and ended on 31st March 2014. The following activities have been achieved...
Mr
Kjeld Hjortnaes
(ESA/ESTEC - Software Systems Division), Mr
Philippe Armbruster
(ESA/Data Systems Division)
22/05/2014, 08:50
Mr
Emmanuel Gaudin
(Pragmadev), Mr
Eric Brunel
(Pragmadev)
22/05/2014, 09:50
Activity: Lab Investment
ESA TO: Maxime Perrotin - Software Systems Division
The Specification and Description Language (SDL) is an international standard designed to describe communicating systems in an unambiguous way. The language includes high level graphical view as well as an action language and a semantic of execution. That allows to describe with the required level of detail the...
Mr
Thanassis Tsiodras
(Neuropublic)
22/05/2014, 11:50
Activity: Lab Investment
ESA TO: Maxime Perrotin - Software Systems Division
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) is a well-established data modelling language, used every day in the code of hundreds of millions of embedded devices, to exchange message data in a performant and type-safe manner. It has been put to great use in the TASTE toolchain (http://taste.tuxfamily.org), a software...
Mr
A. Guiotto
(TAS-I), Mr
M. Bozzano
(FBK)
22/05/2014, 13:40
Activity: TRP
ESA TO: Mr. Yuri Yushtein - Software Systems Division
During FAME study, a FDIR Development and V&V Process has been defined and Failure and Anomaly Management Engineering (FAME) Environment has been developed to support the process. The FAME process is technology-independent and covers phases B, C, D. It is composed by the following activities:
• Analyze User Requirements...
Mr
Jean-Paul Blanquart
(Airbus Space and Defence)
22/05/2014, 14:30
Activity: TRP
ESA TO: Mr. Marco Rovatti - Data Systems Division
On-board TM/TC link security approaches currently implemented are reviewed in order to derive reference architectures featuring a security handling function. From this reference, the Security Engineering Process is analysed, i.e. a process that aims at protecting the system development, and not the system itself, against...
Mr
Stuart Fowell
(SCISYS)
22/05/2014, 16:30
Activity: TRP
ESA TO : Mr. Chris Taylor - Data Systems Division
The standardisation of the flight avionics infrastructure is progressing on many different fronts:
· The SAVOIR initiative has developed a reference avionics architecture identifying individual building blocks
· The CCSDS SOIS area has made significant progress in standardising the avionics communication services...
