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VPU(tm) demonstration mission vicinity processor unit(tm) overviewEvolving Technologies Corporation is designing a new type of computer called a Vicinity Processor Unit (VPU). The VPU is designed to monitor and control payloads using an operating system, control process and software environment that specifically takes into account the time delay associated with remotely controlling and monitoring a group of payloads in real time. This is a fundamentally different way of computing which has vast scientific implications for the design and implementation of data processing systems for future space flight missions. As a demonstration mission, the VPU is expected to be flown aboard the Space Shuttle (Payload Identification No. G-700) as a part of NASA's Small Self-Contained Payloads (SSCP) Program. We believe this mission can greatly facilitate the development and validation of technology which may prove to be mission critical for many future space flight missions.
Document ID
19940014698
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Abdulezer, Loren (Evolving Technologies Corp. New York, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, The 1993 Shuttle Small Payloads Symposium
Subject Category
Computer Operations And Hardware
Accession Number
94N19171
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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