Cibola Flight Experiment is a small experimental satellite that hosts a reconfigurable computer payload. The configurable high speed processing unit has the power to do significant data compression and the flexibility to run a wide variety of applications. The reconfigurable computer is made up of networks of radiation tolerant SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The ability to reconfigure provides the flexibility to do a lot of things not usually possible in a space environment. Payload algorithm development continued while the spacecraft was being integrated for launch rather than being frozen months in advance. A library of applications resides on the spacecraft, making theater-specific payload configuration possible. Applications are in an on-going state of development and improvements. This has allowed the project to adjust to spacecraft and payload anomalies, real-world signal environments and a wide range of post-launch needs.


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    Title :

    A remote sensing lab in space


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2009-07-01


    Size :

    1715362 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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