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Yes, I was saying why would you use Android instead of just bare Linux (as in Yocto). I doubt you will be writing an ADCS application in Java using a GUI. Also
by planteen 10y ago
Yes, I was saying why would you use Android instead of just bare Linux (as in Yocto). I doubt you will be writing an ADCS application in Java using a GUI.
Also, I think the Falcon 9 uses VxWorks for at least some of its realtime control:
http://blogs.windriver.com/vxworks/2010/12/vxworks-helping-commercial-spaceflight-become-a-reality.html http://blogs.windriver.com/vxworks/2010/12/vxworks-helping-c...
- greglindahl 10y agohttp://lwn.net/Articles/540368/ http://lwn.net/Articles/540368/ doesn't mention VxWorks.
- monocasa 10y agoThat article also says > One of the areas they focus on is scheduler performance. They do not have hard realtime requirements, but do care about wakeup latencies, he said. It sounds like their hard real time controls are on non-Linux OSs.
- planteen 10y agoLooks like Dragon runs VxWorks, see under Flight Software. http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/pdf/DragonLabFactSheet.pdf http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/pdf/DragonLabFactSh... Can anyone who works at SpaceX chime in?