uC/OS-II赢得“好奇号”的“芳心”

“好奇号”大型火星登陆车中的一个叫做SAM(Sample Analysis at Mars)的火星物质分析实验室，选择Micrium公司的uC/OS-II软核作为他的控制系统内核。SAM是用来研究火星上大气和土壤中的有机化合物和同位素成分的。它可以非常精准地识别出有机化合物而且还可分析出从粉状固体表面提取的碳同位素构成。SAM的这些数据分析搜集工作是为了完成对火星的宜居住性进行评估这一使命，就像对盖尔环形山的分析是找寻火星上过去或未来生命必不可少的一步。

“这是我们的嵌入式实时操作系统软核uC/OS-II首次脱离了地球的引力并且被赋予如此重大的使命，”Micrium的董事长兼首席执行官(CEO) Jean Labrosse激动地说：“我们非常自豪于我们的这一拳头产品，因坚实的可靠性与稳定性使其在美国国家航空航天局的产品应用中赢得了一席之地。我们也非常自信这一产品的质量，对于嵌入式工程师用来开发地球上任合一款产品都将是一明智之选。”

Jean最后补充说：“这是我们Micrium公司产品第一次离开了地球引力，但不会是最后一次。”

原文如下 ：

NASA Chooses Micrium for Curiosity

Micrium's Kernel, uC/OS-II, was chosen to control one of the analytical labs called SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars). The SAM lab is designed to investigate
the chemical and isotopic composition of the Martian atmosphere and soil. It conducts a sensitive search for organic compounds and measures the isotopic composition of carbonaceous material extracted from powdered solid surface samples. SAM's investigations
support the mission goal of quantitatively assessing the habitability of Mars, an essential step in the search for past or present life on Mars, with investigations in Gale Crater.

"This is the first time that our RTOS Kernel, µC/OS-II has left the earth's gravity and been trusted with such an important mission," said Jean Labrosse
Micrium's President and CEO. "We are proud that the reliability and stability of one of our key products has earned it a place in NASA's toolbox. We are confident that this quality is also a key selection criteria for embedded engineers making everyday products
here on Earth."

Jean continued, “This is the first time that Micrium has left the Earth’s gravity – but not the last.”