Research/ PLANETARY ROBOTICS
Using a Multicore Processor for Rover Autonomous Science
Benjamin Bornstein, Tara Estlin, Bradley Clement, Paul Springer
IEEE Aerospace 2011//NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS
Indexed as
NTRSLunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
Multicore processing promises to be a critical component of future spacecraft. It provides immense increases in onboard processing power and provides an environment for directly supporting fault-tolerant computing. This paper discusses using a state-of-the-art multicore processor to efficiently perform image analysis onboard a Mars rover in support of autonomous science activities.