Lockstep dual-core ARM A9: Implementation and resilience analysis under heavy ion-induced soft errors

ÁB de Oliveira, GS Rodrigues… - … on Nuclear Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a dual-core lockstep (DCLS) implementation to protect hard-core
processors against radiation-induced soft errors. The proposed DCLS is applied to an …

Dependability in embedded systems: a survey of fault tolerance methods and software-based mitigation techniques

MA Solouki, S Angizi, M Violante - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fault tolerance is a critical aspect of modern computing systems, ensuring correct
functionality in the presence of faults. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of fault …

Microcontroller compiler-assisted software fault tolerance

M Bohman, B James, MJ Wirthlin… - … on Nuclear Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Commercial off-the-shelf microcontrollers can be useful for noncritical processing on
spaceborne platforms. These microprocessors can be inexpensive and consume small …

Analyzing lockstep dual-core ARM cortex-A9 soft error mitigation in FreeRTOS applications

ÁB de Oliveira, GS Rodrigues… - Proceedings of the 30th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
This paper evaluates the efficiency and performance impact of a dual-core lockstep as a
method for fault-tolerance running on top of FreeRTOS applications. The method was …

[HTML][HTML] Novel lockstep-based fault mitigation approach for SoCs with roll-back and roll-forward recovery

S Kasap, EW Wächter, X Zhai, S Ehsan… - Microelectronics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract All-Programmable System-on-Chips (APSoCs) constitute a compelling option for
employing applications in radiation environments thanks to their high-performance …

Applying compiler-automated software fault tolerance to multiple processor platforms

B James, H Quinn, M Wirthlin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several recent works have explored the feasibility of using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
processing systems in radiation-prone environments, such as spacecraft. Typically, this …

Robust duplication with comparison methods in microcontrollers

H Quinn, Z Baker, T Fairbanks… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Commercial microprocessors could be useful computational platforms in space systems, as
long as the risk is bound. Many spacecraft are computationally constrained because all of …

Control flow checking or not?(for soft errors)

A Rhisheekesan, R Jeyapaul… - ACM Transactions on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Huge leaps in performance and power improvements of computing systems are driven by
rapid technology scaling, but technology scaling has also rendered computing systems …

[HTML][HTML] Using machine learning for anomaly detection on a system-on-chip under gamma radiation

EW Wächter, S Kasap, Ş Kolozali, X Zhai… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of new nanoscale technologies has imposed significant challenges to
designing reliable electronic systems in radiation environments. A few types of radiation like …

An experimental evaluation of control flow checking for automotive embedded applications compliant with iso 26262

MA Solouki, J Sini, M Violante - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Random hardware failures (RHFs) may result in data corruption and Control Flow Errors
(CFEs). Hardening strategies are employed to mitigate RHFs in embedded systems, either …