Coprocessors for Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ibeos is currently engaging with Microchip as an industry partner to leverage the High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Processor. This $50M NASA partnered development has produced an exceptional computing chip that has significant potential to solve significant space challenges over the next decade. For Ibeos’ internal development of an HPSC-based computer (The Ibeos EDGE-HPSC), Ibeos has committed financial and personnel resources to develop a 3U SpaceVPX computer design that leverages this chip. The team is currently working with multiple stakeholders to develop requirements for the processor and make key design decisions. Ibeos aims to complete PDR on the EDGE-HPSC by the end of April 2024, with a fully functioning computer prototype by the first quarter of 2025 (pending availability of first HPSC chips). For this SBIR, Ibeos proposes to leverage this processor design to develop an entire computing ecosystem, that includes hardware, software, firmware, and middleware. These ecosystems provide developers with the total package required for rapid development and deployment of advanced capabilities, such as synthetic vision, robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence. In this proposal, Ibeos provides a significant step towards taking the High-Performance Spaceflight Computing Processor and turning it into a complete AI and autonomy edge computing ecosystem. In this proposal, Ibeos will make two significant contributions to the edge computing ecosystems. First, Ibeos will significantly improve the software development environment by enabling key libraries, tools and packages that will increase the speed of development and deployment of critical capabilities such as synthetic vision, robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence. Second, Ibeos will address the current limitation in random access memory. Target markets include NASA deep space missions, autonomous operations, and other commercial and government missions.