DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIS.2007.75
Mars-Express is the European Space Agency's first mission to orbit another planet. The mission has a single-pointing system—that is, during regular operations, the space probe points either at Mars to perform payload operations or at Earth to download produced data. The Mars-Express Scheduling Architecture (Mexar2) is an AI-based tool to assist European Space Operations Center mission planners. Since its integration with the Mars-Express mission, Mexar2 has reduced the planning team's workload for generating a feasible downlink plan by half compared to the previous method.
Index Terms:
artificial intelligence, AI, extraterrestrial exploration, space vehicle communication
Citation:
Amedeo Cesta, Gabriella Cortellessa, Michel Denis, Alessandro Donati, Simone Fratini, Angelo Oddi, Nicola Policella, Erhard Rabenau, Jonathan Schulster, "Mexar2: AI Solves Mission Planner Problems," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 12-19, July/Aug. 2007, doi:10.1109/MIS.2007.75 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||