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Advanced flight computers for planetary explorationResearch concerning flight computers for use on interplanetary probes is reviewed. The history of these computers from the Viking mission to the present is outlined. The differences between ground commercial computers and computers for planetary exploration are listed. The development of a computer for the Mariner Mark II comet rendezvous asteroid flyby mission is described. Various aspects of recently developed computer systems are examined, including the Max real time, embedded computer, a hypercube distributed supercomputer, a SAR data processor, a processor for the High Resolution IR Imaging Spectrometer, and a robotic vision multiresolution pyramid machine for processsing images obtained by a Mars Rover.
Document ID
19890050802
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stephenson, R. Rhoads
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
Location: Sapporo
Country: Japan
Start Date: May 22, 1988
End Date: May 27, 1988
Accession Number
89A38173
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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