MIT SPHERES ImagetakenfromNasa'swebsitehttp://www.nasa.gov.Adapted.CourtesyofKannaRajan
MIT SPHERES Image taken from NASA's website. http://www.nasa.gov. Adapted. Courtesy of Kanna Rajan. 6
Cooperative Exploration Model-based Embedded Distributed pla CourtesyNasa/jPl-cAlteCh.http://www.jpl.nasagovCourtesyofKannaRajar Outline The promise of autonomous explorers The challenge of autonomous explorers Agents great and small Course objective 1(16.410/13) Principles for Building Course objective 2(16.413) Building n Age The Mars exploration rover(MER) project
Cooperative Exploration Distributed Planning Group, JPL Model-based Embedded and Robotic Systems Group, MIT Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Courtesy of Kanna Rajan. Outline Outline • The promise of autonomous explorers The promise of autonomous explorers • The challenge of autonomous explorers The challenge of autonomous explorers • Agents great and small Agents great and small • Course objective 1 (16.410/13): Course objective 1 (16.410/13): –– Principles for Building Agents Principles for Building Agents • Course objective 2 (16.413): Course objective 2 (16.413): – – Building Building an Agent: n Agent: The Mars exploration rover (MER) project. The Mars exploration rover (MER) project. 7
A Capable Robotic Explore Cassini ·7 year cruise Faster, Better, Cheaper 0300 ground operators . -1 billion S 2 year build 0 ground Four launches in 7 months Mars Clin iter:12/11/98 Mars Pola,kander: 1/3/99 tardust: 2/7/99 QuickSCAT: 6/19/98 courtesy of PL
A Capable Robotic Explorer: Cassini • 7 year cruise Faster, Better, Cheaper • ~ 150 - 300 ground operators •~ 1 billion $ •150 million $ • 7 years to •2 year build build • 0 ground ops Four launches in 7 months Mars Climate Orbiter: 12/11/98 /99 Stardust: 2/7/99 QuickSCAT: 6/19/98 Mars Polar Lander: 1/3 courtesy of JPL 8