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The astronaut and the banana peel: An EVA retriever scenarioTo prepare for the problem of accidents in Space Station activities, the Extravehicular Activity Retriever (EVAR) robot is being constructed, whose purpose is to retrieve astronauts and tools that float free of the Space Station. Advanced Decision Systems is at the beginning of a project to develop research software capable of guiding EVAR through the retrieval process. This involves addressing problems in machine vision, dexterous manipulation, real time construction of programs via speech input, and reactive execution of plans despite the mishaps and unexpected conditions that arise in uncontrolled domains. The problem analysis phase of this work is presented. An EVAR scenario is used to elucidate major domain and technical problems. An overview of the technical approach to prototyping an EVAR system is also presented.
Document ID
19900020581
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Shapiro, Daniel G.
(Advanced Decision Systems Mountain View, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 31, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: JPL, California Inst. of Tech., Proceedings of the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, Volume 5
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
90N29897
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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