Design and validate a PCIe to USB host controller.
Sponsor: NASA – Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC)
Student Team: Brain Lee, Hunter McCrea, Stuart Plaugher, Sam Drell
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Jeffrey Stevens
Our project is to design a Radiation-Tolerant Crew Laptop for astronauts to utilize in space. We’re designing a controller to connect a radiation-tolerant processor, the High-Performance Spaceflight Computing processor from MicroChip, to the open-source Framework Laptop. The controller expands hardware options by connecting multiple USB ports to the radiation-tolerant processor enabling the interfacing of the Framework laptop with the processor. Laptops have and will continue to be used on NASA’s new lunar space station — Gateway and our design will enable the support of operational tasks, scientific research, and real-time decision-making in space, thereby reducing downtime and increasing overall mission efficiency.
E1.01 Poster Pitch
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Team Contact Information
Team Project Manager: Hunter McCrea, hbm31@txstate.edu
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Jeffrey Stevens, rwn24@txstate.edu
Let us know what you think! You can evaluate our project here: E1.01 Evaluation Form