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Two Years Onboard the MER Opportunity RoverThe Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS) system provides automated data collection for planetary rovers. AEGIS is currently being used onboard the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission's Opportunity to provide autonomous targeting of the MER Panoramic camera. Prior to AEGIS, targeted data was collected in a manual fashion where targets were manually identified in images transmitted to Earth and the rover had to remain in the same location for one to several communication cycles. AEGIS enables targeted data to be rapidly acquired with no delays for ground communication. Targets are selected by AEGIS through the use of onboard data analysis techniques that are guided by scientist-specified objectives. This paper provides an overview of the how AEGIS has been used on the Opportunity rover, focusing on usage that occurred during a 21 kilometer historic trek to the Mars Endeavour crater.
Document ID
20130009128
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other
External Source(s)
Authors
Estlin, Tara
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Anderson, Robert C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bornstein, Benjamin
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Burl, Michael
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Castano, Rebecca
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gaines, Daniel
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Judd, Michele
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Thompson, David R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
September 4, 2012
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: i-SAIRAS: International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
Start Date: September 4, 2012
End Date: September 6, 2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
communication cycles
Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS)

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