Douglas W. Gage
Friday Aug 13, CSB 703, 12:30
Lunch (pizza) will be provided!
Unmanned systems to support the human exploration of Mars
Douglas W. Gage (douggage@san.rr.com)
Robots and other unmanned systems will play many critical roles in support of a human presence on on Mars, including surveying candidate landing sites, locating ice and mineral resources, establishing power, communications, and navigations infrastructure, performing construction tasks, and transporting equipment and supplies. Some of these systems will require much more strength and power than survey rovers. The presence of humans nearby will permit proactive maintenance and repair, and allow teleoperation and operator intervention, supporting multiple dynamic levels of autonomy. Installation of communications and navigation infrastructure will support structured and/or repetitive operations (such as excavation, drilling, or construction) within a "familiar" area with minimum operator attention. This talk will discuss some of the factors involved in developing and deploying unmanned systems to make humans' time on Mars safer and more productive, efficient, and enjoyable.
You can watch the video here:
part 1:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8902346
part 2:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8902538
part 3:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8902857