Analyses and reflection of intelligent autonomous technology for Chinese manned deep space exploration

摘要

Chinese manned deep space exploration (CMDSE) will make outstanding contributions to the progress of human civilization, and make human beings understand the origin, evolution and status of the universe in a wider and deeper level. Intelligent autonomous technology, which has the ability of automatic acquisition and application of knowledge, thinking and reasoning, problem solving and automatic learning, will provide broader prospects for the development of CMDSE activities. This paper will introduce briefly the development of CMDSE and analyze the problems and challenges encountered in this missions, and summarize the requirements for intelligent autonomous technology from rocket launching, flighting into orbit, flight on orbit, celestial landing to successful return to earth. Secondly, intelligent autonomous technology will be discussed in some important fields including high reliability, low cost, adapting of different uncertainties and unknown environment disturbances, emergency handling and obtaining maximum scientific return. In addition, the prospects for the future development of CMDSE mission and the progress of intelligent autonomous technology will be discussed. Finally, in view of CMDSE mission, a system architecture which is based on intelligent sensing, intelligent computing, intelligent control, intelligent material, intelligent communication and other intelligent techniques will be presented, and the future development of those technologies will be also proposed.