A Comparative Study Of High-Level And Low-Level Implementations Of Deep Learning Models For Spacecraft
Programme
Discovery
Programme Reference
21-D-S-OPS-02-e
Contractor
Mission Control Space Services
Start Date
End Date
Status
Closed
Country
Canada

Description
In this activity, Mission Control Space Services deployed a low-level implementation of the OPS-SAT SmartCam model using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), comparing against a high-level CPU model using Tensorflow Lite. Experiments showed that the FPGA implementation reproduced the precision and accuracy of the high-level model, while running at a slower speed. Further optimisations of the FPGA are expected to close the gap in timing and unlock new methods for deploying deep learning on spacecraft.
Technology Domain
1 - On-board Data Subsystems
9 - Mission Operation and Ground Data Systems
Competence Domain
3-Avionic Systems
8-Ground Systems and Mission Operations
Keywords
OPS-SAT
FPGA
SmartCam model
Executive summary
Final presentation