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Fprime – A flight software and embedded systems framework by NASA
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F´ - A flight software and embedded systems framework
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15 sourcesNASA/fprime: F´ – A flight software and embedded systems framework
2 points · Open discussionF Prime – Flight software framework by NASA
2 points · Open discussionF': Ingenuity's Open-Source Flight Software Framework
2 points · Open discussionI mentioned FPrime in a previous comment... Looks like that's released under the Apache license: https://github.com/nasa/fprime/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
In NASA and Open-Source SoftwareIt's mentioned in the article, but I'm pointing out because I think it's really cool - FPrime, the JPL flight software framework used on (among other things) the Ingenuity Mars helicopter, is open source: https://github.com/nasa/fprime
There are third-party repos built around FPrime as well as documentation and training materials available here: https://github.com/fprime-community
In NASA and Open-Source SoftwareI can't say for the camera code, but it looks like a lot of the project is reliant on open source software:
- https://github.com/nasa/fprime
- https://github.com/readme/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter
In Mars Helicopter Lands Safely After Serious In-Flight AnomalyThe flight software and embedded systems framework for the Ingenuity helicopter is called F' (pronounced F Prime) and is open source. Find it here:
https://github.com/nasa/fprime
In Mars becomes the 2nd planet that has more computers running Linux than WindowsVue.js is powering NASA flight software
4 points · Open discussionNice to see it's just software like any other [0]:
> Traditional C/C++ strings typically use "ascii" encoding. Hence being used here. However, should
F prime be updated to use some other encoding, this value may be changed.
> DATA_ENCODING = "utf-8"
[0] https://github.com/nasa/fprime/blob/devel/Fw/Python/src/fpri...
In The open source flight code that the NASA Mars drone is runningThe open source flight code that the NASA Mars drone is running
68 points · Open discussionMore about Ingenuity https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/aerospace/robotic-explor... and it's source code https://github.com/nasa/fprime
In Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video]Yep, from the article:
"This the first time we’ll be flying Linux on Mars. We’re actually running on a Linux operating system. The software framework that we’re using is one that we developed at JPL for cubesats and instruments, and we open-sourced[0] it a few years ago. So, you can get the software framework that’s flying on the Mars helicopter, and use it on your own project. It’s kind of an open-source victory, because we’re flying an open-source operating system and an open-source flight software framework and flying commercial parts that you can buy off the shelf if you wanted to do this yourself someday. This is a new thing for JPL because they tend to like what’s very safe and proven, but a lot of people are very excited about it, and we’re really looking forward to doing it."
[0]: https://github.com/nasa/fprime
In How NASA Designed a Helicopter That Could Fly Autonomously on MarsHere's one of the referenced software frameworks (if I understand correctly) used for the ingenuity control systems: https://github.com/nasa/fprime
In How NASA Designed a Helicopter That Could Fly Autonomously on Mars