A formal approach to self-configurable swarm-based space-exploration systems

dc.contributor.author	Vassev, Emil
dc.contributor.author	Hinchey, Mike
dc.contributor.author	Nixon, Paddy
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-04T12:28:04Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-04T12:28:04Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10344/746
dc.description	peer-reviewed	en_US
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	IEEE Computer Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	5th NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS) 2010;pp. 83 - 90
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AHS.2010.554627
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dc.subject	swarm intellegence	en_US
dc.subject	space exploration	en_US
dc.title	A formal approach to self-configurable swarm-based space-exploration systems	en_US
dc.type	Conference item	en_US
dc.type.supercollection	all_ul_research	en_US
dc.type.supercollection	ul_published_reviewed	en_US
dc.type.restriction	none	en
dc.contributor.sponsor	SFI