Next generation system and software architectures challenges from future NASA exploration missions

Authors:
Roy Sterritt;Christopher A. Rouff;Michael G. Hinchey;James L. Rash;Walt Truszkowski
Affiliations:
School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, United Kingdom;SAIC, Advanced Concepts Business Unit, McLean, VA;Information Systems Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD;Information Systems Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD;Information Systems Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Venue:
Science of Computer Programming - Special issue on quality system and software architectures
Year:
2006

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Abstract

The four key objective properties of a system that are required of it in order for it to qualify as "autonomic" are now well-accepted--self-configuring, self-healing, self-protecting, and self-optimizing--together with the attribute properties--viz, self-aware, environment-aware, self-monitoring and self-adjusting. This paper describes the need for next generation system software architectures, where components are agents, rather than objects masquerading as agents, and where support is provided for self-* properties (both existing self-chop and emerging self-* properties). These are discussed as exhibited in NASA missions, and in particular with reference to a NASA concept mission, ANTS, which is illustrative of future NASA exploration missions based on the technology of intelligent swarms.