Hard real-time Java virtual machine for Space applications

International audienceThe AERO ($UFKLWHFWXUH IRU (QKDQFHG 5HSURJUDPPDELOLW\ DQG 2SHUDELOLW\) is an ESA project with the objectives to investigate on a real-time Java virtual machine for ERC32 processor. Special attention was put on the garbage collection mechanism and deterministic execution model. The project have first investigate existing virtual machine to choose a potential candidate that will be customized, are then investigates the definition of requirements concerning a real-time interpreter in on-board systems. The second phase of the project was dedicated to the definition of software functions of the real-time Java virtual machine and to their implementation and assessment through validation tests. The resulting application is the AERO-JVM