Reducing software mass through behavior control

David P. Miller

doi:10.1117/12.131723

1 November 1992 Reducing software mass through behavior control

David P. Miller

Proceedings Volume 1829, Cooperative Intelligent Robotics in Space III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131723
Event: Applications in Optical Science and Engineering, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A planetary rover, like a spacecraft, must be fully self-contained. Once launched, a rover can only receive information from its designers, and if solar powered, power from the sun. As the distance from Earth increases, and the demands for power on the rover increase, there is a serious tradeoff between communication and computation. Both of these subsystems are very power hungry, and both can be the major driver of the rover's power subsystem, and therefore, the minimum mass and size of the rover. This paper discusses this situation in more detail, and discusses software techniques that can be used to reduce the requirements on both communication and computation, allowing the overall robot mass to be greatly reduced.

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David P. Miller "Reducing software mass through behavior control", Proc. SPIE 1829, Cooperative Intelligent Robotics in Space III, (1 November 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131723

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