Invited Talk:The EO-1 Autonomous Sciencecraftand Prospects for Future Autonomous Space Exploration

摘要

An Autonomous Science Agent isrncurrently flying onboard the Earth Observing OnernSpacecraft. With this software the spacecraftrnautonomously detects and responds to sciencernevents occurring on the Earth includingrnvolcanoes, flooding, and cryophere. The packagernincludes software systems that perform sciencerndata analysis, deliberative planning, and run-timernrobust execution. This autonomy software hasrnenabled a 100x increase in science return and hasrnbeen the primary operations system for the EarthrnObserving One Mission since November 2004. Inrnthis talk I describe the revolutionary new sciencernenabled by onboard autonomy as well as impactrnon extended missions such as the MarsrnExploration Rovers and Mars Odyssey as well asrnfuture missions in development.