Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking (ISAAC): Survey Demo
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Abiola Akanni↗
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Khaled Sharif
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Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking (ISAAC) Simulated Cargo Logistics Demo Video
This video shows a simulation of autonomous cargo logistics using ISAAC (Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking). The video shows autonomous planning and execution of a cargo scenario in which the R2 robot moves a cargo bag from a stowed location to a transfer location in the US Lab on the International Space Station. The Astrobee robot then moves the bag from the transfer location to a new temporary stowage location in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM).
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Lunar Pit Exploration and Mapping via Autonomous Micro-Rover
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ISAAC: An Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking
The Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking (ISAAC) project is developing technology for autonomous caretaking of spacecraft, primarily during uncrewed mission phases. ISAAC aims to integrate autonomous intra-vehicular robots (IVR) with spacecraft infrastructure (power, life support, etc.) and ground control. It focuses on capabilities required for NASA’s Gateway cis-lunar outpost that also apply to human missions to Mars and beyond. Its development strategy is to test using existing IVR on the ISS (the Astrobee free-flyer and Robonaut dextrous manipulator) as an analog for future IVR on Gateway.
Trey Smith↗
Mapping the ISS with the Autonomous Free-Flying Astrobee Robots
Space intra-vehicular robots (IVR) can provide coverage survey and targeted close-up inspection imagery capabilities that improve ground operator situation awareness. We report on a series of activities using the autonomous Astrobee robotic free-flyers that mapped the interior of three ISS modules, generating a panoramic tour of the ISS interior without astronaut manual photography. For the ISS, these capabilities can complement or replace time-consuming crew inspection tasks, providing panoramic data products that are easier to navigate than the baseline crew safety videos. For future exploration vehicles with extended uncrewed mission phases, robotic inspection will play a more critical role of providing the primary “eyes in the sky” for vehicle operators.
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