Firefly Aerospace Announces Understanding With Klepsydra Technologies To Show Edge Computing In Infinite
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-stop infinite transport companionship, today announced a novel understanding to host the Klepsydra Artificial Intelligence (AI) application on Firefly'sec Elytra vehicle that will launch aboard Alpha later this twelvemonth. By serving equally an edge computing platform in space, Elytra is equipped to support a variety of hosted software applications amongst existent-fourth dimension information processing on ambit.
Designed in addition to built inwards-family at Firefly, Elytra'second edge compute platform interfaces directly with the vehicle's heart avionics amongst the ability to receive payload, sensor, too camera telemetry information. The platform runs software applications every bit a service, enabling rapid information processing on reach before downlinking the mail service-processed information of interest to customers.
As role of Elytra Mission ane, Klepsydra Technologies volition use Elytra'second border compute platform to further examination and validate its AI navigation application. Klepsydra'second AI models will process sensor data onboard and relay the processed information dorsum to globe, providing existent-fourth dimension mental attitude decision, guidance, navigation, together with control (GNC). Klepsydra will also deploy a second algorithm for cloud detection that volition present the ability to dynamically switch AI applications onboard, paving the manner for Klepsydra'second AI-equally-a-service solution.
Elytra volition serve as an edge computing platform for hosted software customers for upwards to one yr on ambit during Elytra Mission one. Following separation from Firefly's Alpha rocket, Elytra volition starting time deploy commercial payloads together with back up a responsive infinite demonstration for the NRO, which includes performing an on-ambit maneuver and deploying additional U.due south. authorities payloads on-require.
SOURCE Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
"Edge computing inward infinite is the key to overcome critical bandwidth challenges that come up with downlinking massive volumes of information from spacecraft to ground stations on Earth," said Jana Spruce, Vice President of Spacecraft. "Rather than relaying all this data to the ground, Elytra's edge compute platform enables onboard data processing to support real-time conclusion making in addition to a broad range of autonomous applications, such every bit space domain awareness, anomaly detection, together with vision navigation."
Designed in addition to built inwards-family at Firefly, Elytra'second edge compute platform interfaces directly with the vehicle's heart avionics amongst the ability to receive payload, sensor, too camera telemetry information. The platform runs software applications every bit a service, enabling rapid information processing on reach before downlinking the mail service-processed information of interest to customers.
As role of Elytra Mission ane, Klepsydra Technologies volition use Elytra'second border compute platform to further examination and validate its AI navigation application. Klepsydra'second AI models will process sensor data onboard and relay the processed information dorsum to globe, providing existent-fourth dimension mental attitude decision, guidance, navigation, together with control (GNC). Klepsydra will also deploy a second algorithm for cloud detection that volition present the ability to dynamically switch AI applications onboard, paving the manner for Klepsydra'second AI-equally-a-service solution.
"We are deeply honored past the trust Firefly has placed in us as nosotros present our earth-breaking AI software for space processors," said Pablo Ghiglino, CEO of Klepsydra Technologies.
Elytra volition serve as an edge computing platform for hosted software customers for upwards to one yr on ambit during Elytra Mission one. Following separation from Firefly's Alpha rocket, Elytra volition starting time deploy commercial payloads together with back up a responsive infinite demonstration for the NRO, which includes performing an on-ambit maneuver and deploying additional U.due south. authorities payloads on-require.
SOURCE Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
