SCV-RAS - 3/28 | Smart SPHERES: Android-powered, Free-flying Space Robots
Edward P. Katz
March 28, 2013 7pm CMU Silicon Valley Building 23
Room 118
Smart SPHERES: Android-powered, free-flying space robots
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Mark J. Micire, Ph.D. |
Abstract
NASA is using Nexus S phones on the International Space Station as an upgrade for a trio of volleyball-sized SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites). The SPHERES were originally developed by MIT for testing spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control algorithms in space. The Android-powered phones transform the SPHERES from test platforms into free-flying robots that can perform tasks the astronauts used to do, like recording sensor data and capturing video footage.
In this talk, I will describe how the Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA Ames modified and certified stock Nexus S phones for use on the Space Station. This involved hacking the hardware and destructively testing several units. I will also show video and data that we captured from operating the phones in space. Finally, I will talk about the software we have written to remotely operate the Smart SPHERES from Mission Control in Houston.
For details see
http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ras/
http://www.e-grid.net/
-- Edward P. Katz, Ph.D. Program Chair, SCV-OEB-SF Joint Chapter IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) e.p....@ieee.org![IEEE RAS]()
Brian Higgins
This was my original idea to have a hovering sphere as a guide for the blind. Maybe I’ll see you next Wednesday.
Brian
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