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Ada controls the European robotic arm

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Ada in Europe (Ada-Europe 1994)

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As part of the European Manned Space Transportation Program, a space-based robotic arm is developed. This paper describes the system level software engineering aspects, and the role of the Ada programming language in the context of the development of its central on-board computer. It is expected that using Ada will support to meet the very stringent requirements on safety and reliability for manned space applications, while assisting the system engineering developments by giving controlled flexibility.

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  1. Business Unit Simulation and Robotics, Fokker Space & Systems B.V., P.O. Box 32070, 2303, DB Leiden, The Netherlands

    Jeroen J. M. Wiggers & Marc J. A. Oort

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  1. Jeroen J. M. Wiggers
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Wiggers, J.J.M., Oort, M.J.A. (1994). Ada controls the European robotic arm. In: Toussaint, M. (eds) Ada in Europe. Ada-Europe 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 887. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58822-1_109

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