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The Curiosity rover runs on VxWorks. Does anyone know what gives VxWorks an edge over other (embedded) RTOS systems out there that qualifies it for tasks like t
by Bjoern 14y ago
The Curiosity rover runs on VxWorks. Does anyone know what gives VxWorks an edge over other (embedded) RTOS systems out there that qualifies it for tasks like this? Particularly open ones?
- wglb 14y agoNot specifically, but it has been used for many years by NASA missions, so there is a lot of experience and knowledge behind it in this kind of thing.