Research Article

Assessing the Static and Dynamic Sensitivity of a Commercial Off-the-Shelf Multicore Processor for Noncritical Avionic Applications

Table 1

Independent and dependent variables for radiation tests.

Independent variablesDependent variables

Manipulated (static and dynamic tests)Neutron fluxSingle-bit upset (SBU)
Multiple-bit upset (MBU)
Multiple-cell upset (MCU)
Single-event functional interruption (SEFI)
Distance DUT to target
Exposure time
System dependent (dynamic test)Implemented application
Multiprocessing mode
Programming model