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Technical Research Areas

Autonomous Systems and Robotics
Development of technologies required for systems that can adapt their behavior to complex, rapidly changing environments
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Collaborative & Assistant Systems
Information technologies and collaboration tools that facilitate the specialized work of distributed teams in NASA mission settings
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Discovery and Systems Health
Tools and methods for systems health management; large-scale science and aeronautical data analysis and data mining
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Robust Software Engineering
Increased software quality, reliability, and productivity through research done in the context of NASA applications
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Highlights

LCROSS Launch
Intelligent Systems Division Team Operating LCROSS Spacecraft and Staffing Mission Control
June 23 – LCROSS performed a lunar swingby to enter into an elongated polar Earth orbit to position LCROSS for impact on the lunar south pole. During the swingby the ...
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Lunar Electric Rover
Robotic Recon Experiment at Black Point Lava Flow
From June 14-27, the Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) will use a robot to scout portions of the Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona. The robot, called K10, will be ...
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STAR screenshot 1
STAR v0.3 Release
The Scheduling, Training, Administration, and Records (STAR) team achieved a major milestone last week with the release of STAR v0.3. This release represents the third iterative release of the STAR ...
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AMISS
Inductive Monitoring System Released to ISS Mission Evaluation Room
The Inductive Monitoring System (IMS) and IMS-based Anomaly Monitoring Inductive Software System (AMISS) have been released to the Boeing International Space Station (ISS) Mission Evaluation Room (MER) engineering staff for ...
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MCT Developers Workshop
MCT Developers Workshop at JSC
The first Mission Control Technologies (MCT) developers workshop was held at Johnson Space Center (JSC) for developers from the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD). MCT is a software technology that enables ...
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OCA MPSR
OCAMS System Release 2.0 Deployed in JSC Mission Control
The second release of the Orbital Communications Adapter Monitoring System (OCAMS) was installed for International Space Station (ISS) operations on April 2, 2009. This version significantly extends the automation of ...
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Mission Technologies

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+ Phoenix Mars Lander
+ Mars Exploration Rovers
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Featured Projects

LCROSS Flight Director's Blog
+ Crewed NEO Mission Feasibility Study
+ Robotic Recon Experiment at Black Point Lava Flow
+ Planetary Content
+ Spaceflight Training Management

Events

ESEC/FSE 2009
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date: 08-24-09 to 08-28-09

ICAPS 2009
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Date: 09-19-09 to 09-23-09

ADT 2009
Location: Venice, Italy
Date: 10-21-09 to 10-23-09

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News

SPIFE Software Used for LCROSS Mission Operations
The LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission operations ...
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AMISS Certified for ISS Flight Control Room Deployment
The Anomaly Monitoring Inductive Software System (AMISS), based on the ...
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A4O Presentation at Mission Operations Preliminary Design Review Checkpoint
Dr. Jeremy Frank presented a summary of the Automation for ...
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Intelligent Systems Division Team Operating LCROSS Spacecraft and Staffing Mission Control
June 23 – LCROSS performed a lunar swingby to enter ...
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GeoCam Tested in Disaster Response Exercises at Google
On May 14 and 28, the Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) ...
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NASA Bluesky Meeting “Toward a Sustainable Lunar Architecture”
Bill Clancey participated in an Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) ...
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Robotic Recon Experiment at Black Point Lava Flow
From June 14-27, the Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) will use ...
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Adaptive Control and Evolvable Systems Group at USGS Open House
On May 16 and 17, the Payload Directed Flight (PDF) ...
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Ares I-X Ground Diagnostic Prototype Demo at KSC
Mark Schwabacher and John Ossenfort traveled to Kennedy Space Center ...
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NASA Formal Methods Symposium
Robust Software Engineering researchers Ewen Denney (SGT), Dimitra Giannakopoulou (CMU), ...
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STAR v0.3 Release
The Scheduling, Training, Administration, and Records (STAR) team achieved a ...
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STAR Project Presents to the Mission Operations Directorate Control Board
On April 22, 2009, the Scheduling, Training, Administration, and Records ...
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MCT Developers Workshop at JSC
The first Mission Control Technologies (MCT) developers workshop was held ...
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OCAMS Rule Editor Used to Implement Change in Mission Operations Requirement
On April 2, 2009, OCAMS Release 2 (R2) was deployed ...
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Inductive Monitoring System Released to ISS Mission Evaluation Room
The Inductive Monitoring System (IMS) and IMS-based Anomaly Monitoring Inductive ...
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Presentations on Machine Learning Work Given to ACM
Mark Schwabacher gave a two-hour invited talk to the San ...
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Collaborative Traffic Flow Management Publication
“A Multi-Agent Simulation of Collaborative Air Traffic Flow Management,” by ...
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Integrated Flight Control and Actuator Health Management Meeting
Kai Goebel and Edward Balaban, members of the Diagnostic & ...
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PMT Team Receives NASA Agency Honor Award
The Ames Program Management Tool (PMT) Team and the Johnson ...
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Designing for Cognitive Task Performance Book Chapter Published
“Designing for Cognitive Task Performance,” by Judith M. Orasanu (Human ...
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Spacecraft Automation Technology Meetings With Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Jeremy Frank held two meetings with contractors and staff ...
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OCAMS System Release 2.0 Deployed in JSC Mission Control
The second release of the Orbital Communications Adapter Monitoring System ...
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Human Systems Integration and Intelligent Systems Division Collaborators Win SAE Outstanding Technical Paper Award
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International has determined that ...
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XSearch Incorporates Detection Of ISS Inventory Records
On March 31, 2009, XSearch v1.6 was released to Mission ...
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XSearch Nominated for 2009 JSC Software Awards
The XSearch system was nominated for consideration as part of ...
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Planetary Data System Tools Web Site Rollout
The Planetary Data System (PDS) Tools web site has gone ...
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Planetary Data System Image Search Site Rollout
The Planetary Data System (PDS) Image Search Site, developed in ...
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NASA Bluesky Meeting “Refining the Vision of the Lunar Electric Rover”
On March 2-4, 2009, Bill Clancey and Terry Fong participated ...
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Planetary Content Project Contributes to Google Mars Release
The most visible success of the Planetary Content project in ...
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Space Act Agreement Signed With Boeing Phantom Works
A non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement was signed between Boeing Phantom ...
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EUROPA in Use for Autonomous Robots Developed at Willow Garage
Willow Garage has developed an autonomous robot control architecture employing ...
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EUROPA and SPIFE Demos to JSC Mission Operations Directorate
NASA Ames staff demonstrated how the Extensible Universal Remote Operations ...
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Robotic Recon Operational Readiness Test
From November 3-6, 2008, the Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) conducted ...
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OCAMS Release 2 Testing at Ames
The week of November 3, the OCAMS team performed an ...
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Planetary Data System Home Page Goes Live
The Planetary Data System (PDS) homepage has an all-new design, ...
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Deloitte Fast 50 Delegation Visit
On November 2, 2008, a select group of ten CEOs ...
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Scheduling, Training Administration, and Records Release
The Scheduling, Training Administration, and Records (STAR) team achieved a ...
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Anomaly Monitoring Inductive Software System Running in JSC Mission Control
Prototype Inductive Monitoring System (IMS) applications developed to provide real-time ...
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AutoBayes Program Synthesis System Users Manual
The Robust Software Engineering area developed AutoBayes, a program synthesis ...
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Prognostics Industry Day Held at Ames
The Prognostics Center of Excellence (PCoE) hosted the Prognostics Industry ...
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MIT Students Contribute New Testing Technology to RSE Tools
MIT students Adam Kiezun and David Harvison developed a “concolic ...
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XSearch Incorporates PVCS Change Management Record Search
On November 4, 2008, XSearch v1.5 was released to Mission ...
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Historical Review of Situated Cognition Published
An introductory review chapter, “The Scientific Antecedents of Situated Cognition,” ...
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Divers Use Mobile Agents to Develop Operational Procedures for Lunar Missions
The NASA Ames Mobile Agents team collaborated with Smithsonian Institution ...
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Division Researcher to Chair Prognostics Conference
Kai Goebel will chair the International Conference on Prognostics and ...
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Presentations at Women in Engineering Conference
Kristin Yvonne Rozier delivered two presentations at the Grace Hopper ...
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XSearch Support for Hubble Repair Mission
On September 30, 2008, XSearch v1.1 was released to Mission ...
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Framework Paper Presented at Prognostics And Health Management Conference
Tolga Kurtoglu presented a paper at the 2008 International Conference ...
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Best Professional Paper Award at Prognostics And Health Management Conference
“Integrating SHM to the Early Design of Aerospace Systems using ...
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Workshop on Formal Aspects of Component Software
Intelligent Systems researcher Dr. Corina Pasareanu, together with Professor Carlos ...
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