2003 NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware (EH'03)
Overview of Field Programmable Analog Arrays as Enabling Technology for Evolvable Hardware for High Reliability Systems
Chicago, Illinois
July 09-July 11
ISBN: 0-7695-1977-6
Harry Shaw, Office of Parts Packaging and Assembly Technologies, NASA GSFC
The recent commercial availability of Field Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs) is leading designers of high reliability space and ground support systems to consider how these devices can enable new applications. They hold promise for analog systems that require reactive evolvability such as those that correct defective mechanical deployments. They are also suited to evolving circuits, which change with temporary or degenerative electrical conditions such as those associated with power systems during specific periods of orbit in space flight and with the effects of aging on electronic components. FPAA?s are seen as a key enabler to a system in development that will enable circuit development in a hardware environment that can be programmed and tailored for a given system?s electrical input/output/load environment.
Citation:
Jeannette Plante, Harry Shaw, Lisa Mickens, Dr. Charles Johnson-Bey, "Overview of Field Programmable Analog Arrays as Enabling Technology for Evolvable Hardware for High Reliability Systems," eh, pp.77, 2003 NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware (EH'03), 2003