Sandeep Shukla, an Indian American researcher on
embedded computers said to be the "brain" behind many everyday mechanisms,
is now developing
embedded software code generation for space missions.
Embedded
computers are used in wireless devices, cars, climate control systems, traffic signals, washing machines, as well as complex systems including space mission controls, avionics and weapons systems.
"The makers of the Airbus 380 claim to have all control software automatically generated," Shukla was quoted as saying by EurekaAlert. "We should develop similar technology to increase productivity and safety of embedded software-based space systems."
He is also interested in nano-scale chips. "Because nano-scale devices are so small and the manufacturing process is affected by so much variation and inaccuracy, a significant percentage of computer chip devices are defective," he said. Shukla is attempting to create novel tools and techniques to help solve these problems.