{"id":115865,"date":"2026-02-23T07:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/nasa-uses-mars-helicopters-soc-for-rover-navigation-upgrade-the-register\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:09:04","slug":"nasa-uses-mars-helicopters-soc-for-rover-navigation-upgrade-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/nasa-uses-mars-helicopters-soc-for-rover-navigation-upgrade-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA uses Mars Helicopter&#8217;s SoC for rover navigation upgrade \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<p>NASA has revealed it repurposed the processor the Perseverance rover used to speak with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, to assist the rolling robotic navigate the Purple Planet autonomously \u201cfor doubtlessly limitless distances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The aerospace company revealed the hack final week in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-2020-perseverance\/perseverance-rover\/nasas-perseverance-now-autonomously-pinpoints-its-location-on-mars\/\">post<\/a> that claims it used the rover\u2019s Helicopter Base Station (HBS) as a result of its processor is 100 instances sooner than the rover\u2019s different package.<\/p>\n<p>NASA has beforehand <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/04\/19\/perseverance_computing_feature\/\">said<\/a> the HBS runs a Qualcomm 801 processor, a mannequin the cell chip big <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/smartphones\/products\/8-series\/snapdragon-processors-801\">lists<\/a> as operating 4 customized Krait CPUs utilizing Arm-compatible cores of the corporate\u2019s personal design, an Adreno 330 GPU and a Hexagon digital sign processor. <i>The Register<\/i>\u2019s protection stories the fashions on Mars run at 2.26GHz and packs 2GB RAM plus 32GB flash reminiscence, and that NASA ran Linux on the machine.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\">\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p>With Ingenuity now <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/04\/18\/mars_helicopter_ingenuity_final_message\/\">permanently grounded<\/a> after flying 72 missions, the HBS was idle. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u2019s chief engineer of robotics operations Vandi Verma subsequently contemplated reusing the {hardware}.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n                <\/noscript>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NASA calls the brand new workload it created for the SoC \u201cMars World Localization\u201d and in its put up describes it as that includes \u201can algorithm that quickly compares panoramic pictures from the rover\u2019s navigation cameras with onboard orbital terrain maps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company says the algorithm \u201ctakes about two minutes to pinpoint the rover\u2019s location inside some 10 inches (25 centimeters)\u201d and that it\u2019s already in manufacturing, having been used on February 2nd and sixteenth.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat is type of like giving the rover GPS. Now it may possibly decide its personal location on Mars,\u201d Verma wrote. \u201cIt means the rover will be capable to drive for for much longer distances autonomously, so we\u2019ll discover extra of the planet and get extra science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s put up says the software program means \u201cPerseverance may be commanded to drive to doubtlessly limitless distances with out calling dwelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a considerable enchancment on the rover\u2019s present autonomous navigational instruments, which, the put up explains, can see the robotic develop into \u201cmore and more uncertain about its precise location\u201d and generally get it flawed by as much as 35 meters. \u201cBelieving it might be too near hazardous terrain, Perseverance could prematurely finish its drive and watch for directions from Earth,\u201d the put up states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTapping into the HBS laptop has had its challenges,\u201d NASA wrote, earlier than explaining that it developed checks that see the algorithm run on the HBS a number of instances earlier than one of many rover\u2019s essential computer systems checks to make sure the outcomes match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout testing, the staff repeatedly discovered the rover\u2019s place was off by 1 millimeter,\u201d the put up explains. \u201cThey found injury to about 25 bits \u2013 a minuscule fraction of the processor\u2019s 1 gigabyte of reminiscence \u2013 and developed an answer to isolate these bits whereas the algorithm runs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_offbeat\/science&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aZv80xDWmm5mFOdf0fw_gQAAA5U&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>NASA seems to have been too modest to remind us that engaged on the rover can imply latency of as much as 40 minutes, or that the quickest radio aboard Perseverance maxes out at 2 Mbps.<\/p>\n<p>Verma thinks the work executed to develop Mars World Localization, and deploy it on the Snapdragon, will show vital as spacecraft designers use extra industrial silicon. NASA\u2019s put up says its boffins have \u201calready turned their sights to the Moon, the place tough lighting situations and lengthy, chilly lunar nights make understanding precisely the place spacecraft are positioned all of the extra important.\u201d \u00ae<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<iframe data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets?id=U2FsdGVkX18x7XQvttUTrv1oEqmGNGTgvvCUiUoJ\/AP4z\/UyMz8lXGOLpu15jIMxBbTR0gmD5uBoFvhC4KWeALQRp3h\/X\/AwcVD0K8Wj9H\/ZzYKzcCNHosB9oS4SCJJFWiN85P9ICAc4OgCoE\/wHKIY7CDkf2\/DQ1vqGvk4smVe5cRDEmrLPCWi4FC8p40VUhSmWQ5udCm0zoJtorgWv3vbDQw0kKYkwn39ozAnQXDe+YvWMxkLFWA+O3TFwkJvdkIK+\/AUSnRssPKt5WHY0FhNOxnSPcLslEL4G4\/RfP95ve99U+kRnDy3X+KtzdQLY+u935ghON\/o3UE4IMv9oN6JX9RnxzL\/LRcOgnHigxStSGPKsZYtnz8RWNVT\/rOLAibqiWJadC5MYHRbekF3eg6FOGrQGkXYbsn0+a5aovnlLCbLwIqY9fcS17UX8J235iQ6cdmHNbrPeS84CMm34RA==&affiliate_id=1052423&strip_google_tagmanager=true\" loading=\"lazy\" data-with-title=\"true\" class=\"fiverr_nga_frame\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-mode=\"random_gigs\" onload=\" var frame = this; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { window.FW_SDK.register(frame); }); script.setAttribute('src', 'https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets\/sdk'); document.body.appendChild(script); \" ><\/iframe>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/02\/23\/perseverance_rover_soc_navigation_upgrade\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has revealed it repurposed the processor the Perseverance rover used to speak with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, to assist the rolling robotic navigate the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-universe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NASA uses Mars Helicopter&#039;s SoC for rover navigation upgrade \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. 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