<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks for sharing Khalid... may try to build one :-)<br><br><div dir="ltr">Francisco <div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">fxdoming@gmail.com</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 20, 2021, at 4:49 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>For those who want to dig deeper.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is an article on the helicopter that has Linux.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/aerospace/robotic-exploration/nasa-designed-perseverance-helicopter-rover-fly-autonomously-mars">https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/aerospace/robotic-exploration/nasa-designed-perseverance-helicopter-rover-fly-autonomously-mars</a></div><div><br></div><div>This is the framework that NASA is using on it (open source)</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://github.com/nasa/fprime">https://github.com/nasa/fprime</a></div><div><br></div><div>And since this is a proof of concept mainly (that something can fly on Mars), it is made of off the shelf parts, i.e. not radiation shielded and ruggedized</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/handle/2014/46229/CL%2317-6243.pdf">https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/handle/2014/46229/CL%2317-6243.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Linux or not, it is pretty cool. Linux just makes it double cool ... <br></div></div>
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