The architecture of nanosatellite module for FPGA-based cosmic radiation sensing with artificial intelligence

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the study of cosmic radiation and its effects on electronics, as well as ways to measure it in order to help the idealization of the proposed cosmic radiation sensing satellite module architecture depicted. This module contains two types of standard radiation sensors, an FPGA device and several individual semiconductor memories. The FPGA device contains arrays of radiation sensing elements based on its internal memories while the external memories complement/extend this capability. The module includes an AI model for the classification and realtime analysis of the cosmic radiation-induced fault patterns. This intelligent module could be employed for adjusting and optimizing the radiation tolerance of satellite electronic systems.