Course Contents The first part of the course will consist of lectures covering the following topics:
1. Introduction to embedded systems
2. Hardware and software elements
3. Space environment and effects on embedded systems
4. Fault tolerant techniques in space application
5. Radiation testing
The second part of the course will be dedicated to a Group Assignment: students, in groups of 2-4, will build and program an
embedded system for a possible space application which will feature fault tolerant techniques
Study Goals The students will learn to:
Explain the basic elements of embedded systems and their characteristics.
Explain the different radiation environments encountered in space and their effects on electronics components.
Design and implement (hardware and software) an embedded system based on microcontrollers.
Apply fault tolerance techniques both on software and hardware parts.
Define the system requirements and select the components
Evaluate the performances of the selected components to ensure they satisfy the system requirements
