Methods for Mitigating Space Radiation Effects, Fault Detection and Correction, and Processing Sensor Data

The Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) architecture being developed for space applications requires that sensor data be autonomously sampled and transmitted to the system network. This transmission needs to occur on a predetermined, fixed schedule to avoid conflicts on the network. It needs to be capable of building packets of sensor data for individual application partitions (i.e., environmental control, propulsion, and vehicle management). It must be easily configured for flexibility in system scheduling.