Ebook: Autonomous and Autonomic Systems: With Applications to NASA Intelligent Spacecraft Operations and Exploration Systems: With Applications to NASA Intelligent Spacecraft Operations and Exploration Systems
- Tags: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Simulation and Modeling
- Series: NASA Monographs in Systems and Software Engineering
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Technologies enabling autonomous and autonomic behaviors of spacecraft have steadily progressed, but, as argued in this book, need to be extended much farther to enable success of the most advanced un-crewed space-mission concepts in the future.
This book describes these technologies and their relevance not only for NASA space missions that have flown, but also for advanced future mission concepts. Early parts of the book present general background information on space missions that have flown, including mission design and operations, followed by descriptions of future mission concepts, all in relation to autonomy and autonomic capabilities.
Readers will find chapters on flight and ground software and evolution of flight and ground autonomy, as well as chapters on technologies for developing autonomic systems, agent-based autonomy, cooperative autonomy, constellation missions, and swarm missions. One appendix covers spacecraft attitude and orbit determination and control, and a second appendix describes operational scenarios supported by agent interactions.
No specialized background is needed to absorb the material in this book. The material is relevant to students in aerospace science or engineering, and is a useful source of supplementary material for more advanced engineering courses.
Technologies enabling autonomous and autonomic behaviors of spacecraft have steadily progressed, but, as argued in this book, need to be extended much farther to enable success of the most advanced un-crewed space-mission concepts in the future.
This book describes these technologies and their relevance not only for NASA space missions that have flown, but also for advanced future mission concepts. Early parts of the book present general background information on space missions that have flown, including mission design and operations, followed by descriptions of future mission concepts, all in relation to autonomy and autonomic capabilities.
Readers will find chapters on flight and ground software and evolution of flight and ground autonomy, as well as chapters on technologies for developing autonomic systems, agent-based autonomy, cooperative autonomy, constellation missions, and swarm missions. One appendix covers spacecraft attitude and orbit determination and control, and a second appendix describes operational scenarios supported by agent interactions.
No specialized background is needed to absorb the material in this book. The material is relevant to students in aerospace science or engineering, and is a useful source of supplementary material for more advanced engineering courses.
Technologies enabling autonomous and autonomic behaviors of spacecraft have steadily progressed, but, as argued in this book, need to be extended much farther to enable success of the most advanced un-crewed space-mission concepts in the future.
This book describes these technologies and their relevance not only for NASA space missions that have flown, but also for advanced future mission concepts. Early parts of the book present general background information on space missions that have flown, including mission design and operations, followed by descriptions of future mission concepts, all in relation to autonomy and autonomic capabilities.
Readers will find chapters on flight and ground software and evolution of flight and ground autonomy, as well as chapters on technologies for developing autonomic systems, agent-based autonomy, cooperative autonomy, constellation missions, and swarm missions. One appendix covers spacecraft attitude and orbit determination and control, and a second appendix describes operational scenarios supported by agent interactions.
No specialized background is needed to absorb the material in this book. The material is relevant to students in aerospace science or engineering, and is a useful source of supplementary material for more advanced engineering courses.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-23
Overview of Flight and Ground Software....Pages 25-36
Flight Autonomy Evolution....Pages 37-67
Ground Autonomy Evolution....Pages 69-91
Front Matter....Pages 94-94
Core Technologies for Developing Autonomous and Autonomic Systems....Pages 95-113
Agent-Based Spacecraft Autonomy Design Concepts....Pages 115-146
Cooperative Autonomy....Pages 147-172
Autonomic Systems....Pages 173-186
Front Matter....Pages 188-188
Autonomy in Spacecraft Constellations....Pages 189-205
Swarms in Space Missions....Pages 207-221
Concluding Remarks....Pages 223-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-289
Technologies enabling autonomous and autonomic behaviors of spacecraft have steadily progressed, but, as argued in this book, need to be extended much farther to enable success of the most advanced un-crewed space-mission concepts in the future.
This book describes these technologies and their relevance not only for NASA space missions that have flown, but also for advanced future mission concepts. Early parts of the book present general background information on space missions that have flown, including mission design and operations, followed by descriptions of future mission concepts, all in relation to autonomy and autonomic capabilities.
Readers will find chapters on flight and ground software and evolution of flight and ground autonomy, as well as chapters on technologies for developing autonomic systems, agent-based autonomy, cooperative autonomy, constellation missions, and swarm missions. One appendix covers spacecraft attitude and orbit determination and control, and a second appendix describes operational scenarios supported by agent interactions.
No specialized background is needed to absorb the material in this book. The material is relevant to students in aerospace science or engineering, and is a useful source of supplementary material for more advanced engineering courses.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-23
Overview of Flight and Ground Software....Pages 25-36
Flight Autonomy Evolution....Pages 37-67
Ground Autonomy Evolution....Pages 69-91
Front Matter....Pages 94-94
Core Technologies for Developing Autonomous and Autonomic Systems....Pages 95-113
Agent-Based Spacecraft Autonomy Design Concepts....Pages 115-146
Cooperative Autonomy....Pages 147-172
Autonomic Systems....Pages 173-186
Front Matter....Pages 188-188
Autonomy in Spacecraft Constellations....Pages 189-205
Swarms in Space Missions....Pages 207-221
Concluding Remarks....Pages 223-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-289
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