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A formal approach to self-configurable swarm-based space-exploration systems
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Vassev, E and Hinchey, M and Nixon, P, A formal approach to self-configurable swarm-based space-exploration systems, Proceedings of the 2010 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS), 15-18 June 2010, Anaheim, CA, USA, pp. 83-90. ISBN 978-1-4244-5887-5 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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DOI: doi:10.1109/AHS.2010.5546276
Abstract
Intelligent swarms draw their inspiration from biology where many simple entities act independently, but when grouped, they appear to be highly organized. NASA is currently investigating swarm-based technologies for the development of prospective exploration missions to explore regions of space where a single large spacecraft would be impractical. The main emphasis of this research is to develop algorithms and prototyping models for self-managing swarm-based space-exploration systems. This article presents our work on formally modeling self-configuring behavior in such systems. We present a formal model for team formation based on Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes and Discrete Time Markov Chains along with formal models for planning and scheduling.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | artificial intelligence, biology, instruments, Markov processes, space vehicles, uncertainty |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Human-centred computing |
Research Field: | Pervasive computing |
Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
Objective Group: | Information systems, technologies and services |
Objective Field: | Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Nixon, P (Professor Paddy Nixon) |
ID Code: | 97695 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
Deposited On: | 2015-01-08 |
Last Modified: | 2015-01-28 |
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