Irish space technology company O.C.E. Technology has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a multicore real-time operating system "OCEOSmp" for use in mission critical software.
A Microchip Technology development group based in Dublin will participate in the project and provide input on requirements specific to it.
O.C.E. Technology is headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin.
It is supported by Enterprise Ireland and develops software for high-reliability applications.
The company said its OCEOSmp system has unique patent-pending features that provide high reliability and efficiency in running software on the multi-core computer systems increasingly in use by ESA and other national space agencies.
It simplifies policing activities in the system and allows problems to be anticipated and dealt with before they become critical.
Cores can be taken out of use when faults are detected or to reduce power consumption and returned to use when appropriate.
The operating system can also be used in automotive and medical applications such as engine management, emissions monitoring, therapeutic devices, dialysis machines and other high reliability systems.
Barry Kavanagh, the CEO of the company, said O.C.E. is currently selling to the aerospace market but OCEOSmp is creating new opportunities for the company in other high-growth and global markets such as the smart manufacturing and medical industries.
