R2D2 in a softball: the portable satellite assistant

Authors:
Yuri Gawdiak;Jeff Bradshaw;Brian Williams;Hans Thomas
Affiliations:
NASA Ames, MS 269-4, Moffett Field, CA;The Boeing Company, P.O. Box 3707, MS 7L-44, Seattle, WA;MIT Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA;NASA Ames, MS 269-4, Moffett Field, CA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces
Year:
2000

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Abstract

The Portable Satellite Assistant (PSA) is a softball-sized flying robot designed to operate autonomously onboard manned and unmanned spacecraft in pressurized micro-gravity environments. In this paper we provide an overview of some of the design challenges we face in making the PSA practical, effective, and usable for future space missions. In particular we highlight the need for an agent architecture supporting adjustable autonomy and a generic model of teamwork.