National Aeronautics and Space Administration Autonomous Systems and
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Autonomous Systems and Machine Learning Michael Lowry NASA Ames Intelligent Systems I N N O V A T I O N SMALL BUSINESS | INNOVATION P A R T N E R S H I P RESEARCH (SBIR) & SMALL | C O M M E R C I A L I Z A T I O N BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR)
Apollo: NASAs Ground-Centered Concept of Operations Lunar Surface Lunar Orbit • Cap. Com in the loop on every decision • On-board mission re-planning Limited to None • Voice-loops to Earth critical • Life-support, Spacecraft Health, Navigation managed from Mission Control • Launch, Mission Control, and Science Team are “Standing Teams”, this is their sole job. Crew Transfer In transit Ops Scripted and Managed from Earth Orbit Ops are Scripted and Managed from Earth Return Launch Operations: 300? People Mission Control Operations: 300? People Earth Surface Lunar Ops Scripted and Managed from Earth
Apollo Lunar Surface Exploration Missions Saved by Real-Time Communications with Ground 11 1202 Alarms During LM Descent 12 Lightning Strike 13 O 2 Tank Explosion 14 LM Abort Switch Short Circuit 15 16 CM Backup Gimbaling System 17
Apollo 11 LEM Descent and Landing Anomaly • 102: 38: 26 Armstrong: (With the slightest touch of urgency) Program Alarm. • 102: 38: 30 Armstrong: (To Houston) It's a 1202. • 102: 38: 32 Aldrin: 1202. (Pause) • 102: 38: 42 Armstrong (on-board): (To Buzz) What is it? • (To Houston) “Give us a reading on the 1202 Program Alarm” • 102: 38: 53 Duke: “Roger. We got you”. . . (With some urgency in his voice) – “We're Go On That Alarm. ”
Space, Time, and Distance: Communication Delays Mars 200 million miles Moon Near-Earth Object 2 -9 million miles 1. 3 sec 10 -50 sec 60 million miles 5 -18 Min
Future Space Missions: Free Return (approximate free return times) International Space Station (2 days) Moon (Apollo 13: 4 days) Earth Mars (1 year +) Near-Earth Asteroid (No gravity assist) 6
Why SBIR/STTR? • Adapt and mature Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technology for space use • Identify and transition low-TRL technology from academia • Build commercial products in order to achieve economies of scale • Help NASA move beyond “one-off” components and systems 7
SBIR Subtopics 2017 • H 6. 01 Integrated System Health Management for Sustainable Habitats • H 6. 02 Resilient Autonomous Systems • H 6. 03 Spacecraft Autonomous Agent Cognitive Architectures for Human Exploration • H 12. 02 Advanced Model‐based Adaptive Interfaces and Augmented Reality
STTR Subtopics • T 13. 01 Intelligent Sensor Systems • T 3. 02 Intelligent/Autonomous Electrical Power Systems • T 11. 03 Machnine Learning and Data Mining for Autonomy, Health management, and Science
Resources TA 4 Robotics and Autonomous Systems TA 7 Human Exploration Destination Systems TA 8 science Instruments, Observatories, and Sensor Systems TA 11 Modeling, Simulation, Information Technology, and http: //www. nasa. gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps Processing
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