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[Athena] La robotisation de l'exploration spatiale, W. J. Clancey NASA, Conf. Ecole de Mines, Paris 4 fév. 2010


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  • From: Jean-François PICARD <jean-francois.picard AT mouchez.cnrs.fr>
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  • Subject: [Athena] La robotisation de l'exploration spatiale, W. J. Clancey NASA, Conf. Ecole de Mines, Paris 4 fév. 2010
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:49:57 +0100
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Madame, Monsieur, Cher(e)s, collègues,
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la première
*Conférence de la
*Chaire Théorie et Méthodes de la Conception Innovante*
de *Mines ParisTech* qui accueillera
*le 4 février 2010 de 17h30 à 19h :
William J. Clancey*
Chief Scientist, Human-Centered Computing
NASA Ames Research Center
*A Design Framework for Telerobotic Mission Operations:
Experience with the Mars Exploration Rovers*

Lieu de la conférence : Mines ParisTech, 60 bd Saint Michel Paris 75006 (RER Luxembourg).
La salle sera indiquée à l'accueil.
Abstract: Most scientific space exploration involves using instruments onboard spacecraft (e.g.,Cassini orbiting Saturn, Hubble in Earth orbit) or surface vehicles (e.g., the MarsExploration Rovers, Huygens on Titan). The design of such missions (mission operations design) requires that systems engineering properly relate hardware (e.g.,i nstrument payloads), operations processes (i.e., from receiving telemetry totransmitting commands), organizational roles, and software systems (e.g., configuring command sequences and tracking data from request to interpreted products). Usually, the instruments are telerobotic computer-controlled and regularly reprogrammed by international teams of scientists and engineers. Configuring targets and parameter settings for the instruments constitutes another design process (science operations design), which occurs throughout the mission. These missions continue for years, so decisions made early in the mission operations design process affect the complexity, cost, and quality of science operations; spacecraft hardware designs particularly affect how scientific disciplines collaborate and whether they can use instruments in complementary ways. Mission failures serve as another motivation for improving design practices. Astudy of 35 mission failures shows patterns in inadequate requirements analysis, use of legacy systems, and
management supervision that suggest mission operations design could benefit from a holistic theoretical framework for designing complex systems. This paper introduces a design framework that represents the mission operations experience of the Mars Exploration Rovers. For contrast, Cassini's instrument mounting is presented as a less parsimonious design that complicates scientific collaboration.











  • [Athena] La robotisation de l'exploration spatiale, W. J. Clancey NASA, Conf. Ecole de Mines, Paris 4 fév. 2010, Jean-François PICARD, 02/03/2010

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