Flight Opportunities
Autonomous Flight Manager for Human-in-the-Loop Immersive Simulation and Flight Test of Terrestrial Rockets Testing
Project Description
An important element of any future autonomous landing systems will be an Autonomous Flight Manager (AFM) and how this system interacts with mission and/or crew operators. Previous program experience has shown that flight demonstration of this technology is critical to providing the necessary level of trusted autonomy for inclusion. Draper proposes to develop an AFM technology payload and an operator/pilot ground control station for immersive simulation and pilot-in-the-loop control demonstration for NASA and commercial aerospace suborbital reusable launch vehicles.
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Anticipated Benefits
The Autonomous Flight Manager will provide a state-of-the-art technology that enables human interaction with existing fully-automatic/autonomous systems. This technology has the potential to significantly improve mission performance while maintaining personnel safety, for suborbital reusable launch vehicles (sRLVs) and future planetary landing vehicles.
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. | Lead Organization | Non-Profit Institution | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Ames Research Center
(ARC)
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Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Moffett Field, California |
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
(AFRC)
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Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Edwards, California |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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Massachusetts
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