Optimum spaceborne computer system design by simulationA deterministic simulator is described which models the Automatically Reconfigurable Modular Multiprocessor System (ARMMS), a candidate computer system for future manned and unmanned space missions. Its use as a tool to study and determine the minimum computer system configuration necessary to satisfy the on-board computational requirements of a typical mission is presented. The paper describes how the computer system configuration is determined in order to satisfy the data processing demand of the various shuttle booster subsytems. The configuration which is developed as a result of studies with the simulator is optimal with respect to the efficient use of computer system resources.
Document ID
19730015164
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Williams, T. (Computer Sci. Corp. Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Kerner, H. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Weatherbee, J. E. (Computer Sci. Corp. Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Taylor, D. S. (Computer Sci. Corp. Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Hodges, B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: AGARD Automation in Manned Aerospace Systems