Spacecraft Autonomous Reaction Capabilities, Control Approaches and Self-Aware Computing
Self-Aware Computing Systems, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, Germany, (2017)Abstract
Space exploration missions require very challenging autonomous reaction capabilities, as spacecraft have to react appropriately to the partially unknown environment in time critical situations, where direct human interaction is often impossible due to significant signal propagation delays related to the huge distances. In particular, interplanetary exploration missions are especially demanding; therefore the missions CASSINI-HUYGEN (landing on the Saturnian moon) and ROSETTA (the accompanying and landing on a comet) will be emphasized. Today also distributed, networked, small satellites for telecommunication and Earth observation applications promise a paradigm shift compared to the traditional multi-functional big spacecraft and could benefit from self-aware computing capabilities.
