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Robonaut's Flexible Information Technology InfrastructureRobonaut, NASA's humanoid robot, is designed to work as both an astronaut assistant and, in certain situations, an astronaut surrogate. This highly dexterous robot performs complex tasks under telepresence control that could previously only be carried out directly by humans. Currently with 47 degrees of freedom (DOF), Robonaut is a state-of-the-art human size telemanipulator system. while many of Robonaut's embedded components have been custom designed to meet packaging or environmental requirements, the primary computing systems used in Robonaut are currently commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products which have some correlation to flight qualified computer systems. This loose coupling of information technology (IT) resources allows Robonaut to exploit cost effective solutions while floating the technology base to take advantage of the rapid pace of IT advances. These IT systems utilize a software development environment, which is both compatible with COTS hardware as well as flight proven computing systems, preserving the majority of software development for a flight system. The ability to use highly integrated and flexible COTS software development tools improves productivity while minimizing redesign for a space flight system. Further, the flexibility of Robonaut's software and communication architecture has allowed it to become a widely used distributed development testbed for integrating new capabilities and furthering experimental research.
Document ID
20060022538
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Askew, Scott
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Bluethmann, William
(Hernandez Engineering, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Alder, Ken
(Hernandez Engineering, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Ambrose, Robert
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And Robotics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-19100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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