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Announcement
and Call for Papers
Recent advances in reconfigurable electronics and microsystems provide new opportunities for cost, size and
schedule savings, while continuing to challenge designers who are confronted by reliability, environmental and
radiation conditions. ReSpace/MAPLD 2011 will be the second joint conference to explore this changing
landscape from two perspectives: ReSpace (Revolutionary Electronics in Space) explores the most effective
manner in which commercial electronics allow increasingly capable, compact and low cost spacecraft, while
MAPLD (Military/Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices) explores how to ensure that these reconfigurable
electronics survive and perform properly in the extreme conditions of space.
The benefits of Moore's Law in electronics are well understood, but the application to space systems has
traditionally been significantly more complicated. New options, however, greatly encourage the use of
commercial logic as well as specifically designed PLDs (Programmable Logic Devices), but only when properly
selected, designed and tested. Electronics affect all areas of satellite design and space capability, from individual
devices, sensors, and components to complete spacecraft. ReSpace/MAPLD 2011 explores what drives the
change, seeking to comprehend the impact of these changes on the global space industry, and posture efforts by
the community to overcome key hurdles.
ReSpace/MAPLD 2011 seeks papers from industry, government, and academic institutions on the following
topics:
Novel implementation of commercial and military electronics in space: Designs and applications involving
FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and DSPs; Algorithmic and hierarchical radiation effects mitigation; Fault tolerance
and self-repair; Reconfigurable Space Payloads and Buses; Digital security and trust.
Mitigation of space effects in PLDs and commercial electronics: Strategies for mitigating single events as well
as total dose..
New component technologies: Programmable logic, processors and other key components for aerospace
electronic design.
Design verification: Methods to ensure proper requirement and test coverage.
Flight applications and testing results: Data for FPGAs, microcontrollers, DSPs and similar parts in the space
environment as well as laboratory testing information.
Bold operational concepts and orbital flexibility: Mission assurance/economy tradeoffs; Novel approaches to
space effects mitigation; implementing “big” missions with small spacecraft (imaging, radar, etc.); operational
responsiveness; systems engineering and design tools capable of demonstrating the lifetime cost, reliability,
and performance impact of reconfigurable microsystems on spacecraft and constellations.
Practical modularity and novel modules: Space Plug-and-Play (SPA) and related standards; physical standards;
interface standards; new compact spacecraft modules for attitude determination and control; power
generation and energy storage; software defined radio, and reconfigurable antennas.
Guidelines for use of commercial parts and PLDs in space: Tradeoff analyses for the use of commercial parts
and their impact on economy and reliability of space systems.
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