Methodology for designing highly reliable Fault Tolerance Space Systems based on COTS devices

Author

Celis, J.A.P. ; de la Rosa Nieves, Saul ; Fuentes, C.R. ; Gutierrez, S.D.S. ; Saenz-Otero, Alvar

Author_Institution

High Technol. Center, Nat. Univ. Autonomous of Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico

fYear

2013

fDate

15-18 April 2013

Firstpage

591

Lastpage

594

Abstract

The use of microsatellites for remote sensing missions is becoming more attractive. The cost-reliability issue is still a constraint. In this work we present a methodology for the development of Fault Tolerant Space Systems (FTSS) focusing on the On Board Data Handling (OBDH) system for microsatellite´s remote sensing payloads with COTS components. The methodology presented is based on Fault Tolerance Techniques applied to Field Programmable Gate Arrays. The proposed methodology ends with a guideline for simulating the system reliability, providing statistics to support decisions regarding the necessary techniques to be implemented.

Keywords

artificial satellites; fault tolerance; remote sensing; COTS devices; commercial-off-the-shelf devices; highly reliable fault tolerance space systems; microsatellite remote sensing payload; on board data handling system; remote sensing missions; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Field programmable gate arrays; Space vehicles; Testing; Tunneling magnetoresistance; Fault Tolerance; Reliability; Space Systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems Conference (SysCon), 2013 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-3107-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SysCon.2013.6549942

Filename

6549942