Onboard Autonomy on the Earth Observing One Mission

Abstract

The Earth Observing One Spacecraft is currently flying The Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment (ASE)-onboard autonomy software to improve science return. The ASE software enables the spacecraft to autonomously detect and respond to science events occurring on the Earth. ASE includes software systems that perform science data analysis, mission planning, and run-time robust execution. In this article we describe the autonomy flight software and how it enables a new paradigm of autonomous science and mission operations. I.

Functional, physical, and organizational architectures of a fractionated space infrastructure for long-term earth observation missions

“…This is due to the requirement that for some EO missions not all the data collected by payload modules are transmitted to the ground station directly; instead it is stored onboard first, analyzed by onboard science algorithms, and then transmitted to the ground station selectively. In such an autonomous way, the science return would be maximized [16].…”