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When developing embedded systems that are to be real-time capable, one of the first and most important questions is whether the applications should run under a real-time operating system (RTOS) or whether a bare-metal solution should be developed. Bare-metal programming is generally understood to mean that an application is written directly on the hardware without using an external programming interface, i.e. an operating system. Applications access here directly hardware registers of…

Development of certifiable systems and software for European Space Applications requires strict adherence to the ECSS standards. ECSS - the European Cooperation for Space Standardization - is a cooperation of the European Space Agency (ESA), national space agencies and the European Industry Association Eurospace with the aim of developing and maintaining coherent, commercially oriented and user-friendly standards for space applications. The main intention is to improve the performance and…

When people think of satellite-based GPS, they envision a high-tech satellite navigation system that can pinpoint locations worldwide to within a few meters. But global navigation systems (GNSS) such as the American GPS or the European Galileo struggle with many environmental interferences. So-called satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) improve the performance of these navigation systems by correcting their data. From 2022, the Korean peninsula will also benefit from the PikeOS-based SBAS…

Wenn man an Satellitengestütztes GPS denkt, dann hat man ein High-Tech Satelliten-Navigationssystem vor Augen, das weltweit bis auf wenige Meter genau den Standort erkennen kann. Doch Globale Navigationssysteme (GNSS) wie das amerikanische GPS oder das europäische Galileo kämpfen mit vielen Umwelt-Störeinflüssen. Sogenannte Satellite-based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) verbessern die Leistung dieser Navigationssysteme, indem sie ihre Daten korrigieren. Ab 2022 wird nun auch die koreanische…

In modern aircrafts, more and more functions traditionally implemented as Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) will be hosted by Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) modules. At the same time new aircraft programs will require new safety functions, information services and comfort features which will also increase the demand for processing performance of IMA modules.