Fujitsu’s upcoming high-performance computing (HPC) supercomputer is already being used to probe next-generation space travel. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) used Fujitsu’s wave analysis solution for its space studies.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency starts using supercomputer
It has been announced that the Japanese manufacturer’s supercomputer is used for the space agency’s X-ray imaging satellite XRISM. This supercomputer is reportedly tasked with creating large-scale simulations of electromagnetic waves, which are used to evaluate the radio wave intensity inside the satellite’s X-ray spectrometer.
It was announced that JAXA was able to create an experimental environment that simulates observation conditions like in space, using Fujitsu’s solution, and evaluates that cannot be performed with traditional computational methods.
Electromagnetic interference between electronic components and communications equipment can pose major problems for users in all sorts of different fields, from space to standard urban transportation. Fujitsu claims that precise simulations of complex and large-scale electromagnetic wave problems cannot be solved by conventional approximation algorithms.
However, using the HPC solution, JAXA successfully confirmed that the radio wave intensity in XRISM’s X-ray spectrometer is at a level that does not affect the satellite’s observation performance, even in orbit. So who can use this technology?
Even if you do not have a satellite, some of the technology under the title of this project can be used by outsiders. When it launches later this year, access to the compute cloud will be available for $400 to $8,000 per month, depending on needs.
It seems that as technology develops, we will have much more information about the mysterious structure of space. So what do you think of Fujitsu’s supercomputer? You can share your views with us in the comments section.
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