Using Autonomy Flight Software to Improve Science Return on Earth Observing One
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Journal of Aerospace Information Systems
- Vol. 2 (4), 196-216
- https://doi.org/10.2514/1.12923
Abstract
NASA's Earth Observing One Spacecraft (EO-1) has been adapted to host an advanced suite of onboard autonomy software designed to dramatically improve the quality and timeliness of science-data returned from remote-sensing missions. The Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment (ASE) enables the spacecraft to autonomously detect and respond to dynamic scientifically interesting events observed from EO-1's low earth orbit. ASE includes software systems that perform science data analysis, mission planning, and run- time robust execution. In this article we describe the autonomy flight software, as well as innovative solutions to the challenges presented by autonomy, reliability, and limited computing resources.Keywords
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