Rugged Embedded Systems: Computing in Harsh Environments eBook

describes how to design reliable embedded systems for harsh environments, including architectural approaches, cross-stack hardware/software techniques, and emerging challenges and opportunities.

Rugged Embedded Systems: Computing in Harsh EnvironmentsA “harsh environment” presents inherent characteristics, such as extreme temperature and radiation levels, very low power and energy budgets, strict fault tolerance and security constraints, etc. that challenge the computer system in its design and operation. To guarantee proper execution (correct, safe, and low-power) in such scenarios, this contributed work discusses multiple layers that involve firmware, operating systems, and applications, as well as power management units and communication interfaces. This book also incorporates use cases in the domains of unmanned vehicles (advanced cars and micro aerial robots) and space exploration as examples of computing designs for harsh environments.

• Provides a deep understanding of embedded systems for harsh environments by experts involved in state-of-the-art autonomous vehicle-related projects
• Covers the most important challenges (fault tolerance, power efficiency, and cost effectiveness) faced when developing rugged embedded systems
• Includes case studies exploring embedded computing for autonomous vehicle systems (advanced cars and micro aerial robots) and space exploration

Rugged Embedded Systems: Computing in Harsh Environments is written by Augusto Vega; Pradip Bose; Alper Buyuktosunoglu and published by Morgan Kaufmann. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Rugged Embedded Systems are 9780128026328, 0128026324 and the print ISBNs are 9780128024591, 0128024593. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource.