Development of Embedded Boot Software for a Satellite Instrument Control Unit: Lessons Learned

A satellite spacecraft is generally composed of a central Control and Data Management Unit (CDMU) and several instruments, each one locally controlled by its Instrument Control Unit (ICU). Inside each ICU, the embedded boot software (BSW) is the very first piece of software executed after power-up o...

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Main Authors: Jesús Fernández-Conde, Jaime Gómez-Saez-de-Tejada, David Pérez-Lizán, Rafael Toledo-Moreo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8625378