Title :
Model-based autonomy in deep space missions
Author :
Watson, David P.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., MD, USA
Abstract :
The article discusses trade-offs involved in current-generation autonomy systems for deep-space applications and describes emerging research that will let future spacecraft operate unattended for significant periods of time, synthesizing control decisions in response to both planned and unplanned events.
Keywords :
aerospace computing; aerospace control; intelligent control; space vehicles; control decisions; deep space missions; model-based autonomy; planned events; spacecraft; unplanned events; Earth; Laboratories; Physics; Protection; Robust control; Robustness; Space missions; Space technology; Space vehicles; Telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2003.1200721
