Robots in Space – Psychological Aspects Behavioral Sciences … · 2013-04-10 · 2 Robots is...
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Rob
ots i
n Sp
ace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal A
spec
ts
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
NA
SA/J
ohns
on S
pace
C
ente
r
with
than
ks to
Den
nis W
ells
A
utom
atio
n, R
obot
ics,
and
Sim
ulat
ion
Div
isio
n
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Purp
ose
•Pu
tting
hum
ans
in s
pace
is a
n ex
pens
ive,
som
etim
es
risky
end
eavo
r.•
Our
goa
l is
to e
nhan
ce th
e ro
le o
f hum
ans
in s
pace
by
deve
lopi
ng a
uton
omou
s sy
stem
s th
at s
uppo
rt h
uman
fu
nctio
ns in
orb
it an
d on
pla
neta
ry s
urfa
ces.
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Visi
on
•W
e ar
e de
velo
ping
tech
nolo
gies
that
allo
w h
uman
s to
do
wha
t the
y ar
e be
st a
t–
Allo
w s
cien
ce m
issi
ons
to fo
cus
near
ly a
ll sc
ient
ist t
ime
on
perf
orm
ing
expe
rimen
ts a
nd ‘d
oing
’ sci
ence
–R
educ
e or
elim
inat
e cr
ew ti
me
spen
t on
keep
ing
hum
ans
aliv
e an
d th
eir ‘
hous
ehol
d’ fu
nctio
ning
–D
evel
op a
uton
omou
s sy
stem
s w
hich
per
form
rout
ine
oper
atio
ns
asso
ciat
ed w
ith m
onito
ring,
insp
ectio
n, m
aint
enan
ce, r
epai
r, et
c.
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Cur
rent
Rob
ots
in S
pace
•Pl
anet
ary
Prob
es•
Plan
etar
y R
over
s•
Spac
e Sh
uttle
Arm
(R
emot
e M
anip
ulat
or
Syst
em o
r RM
S)•
Spac
e St
atio
n A
rm
(SSR
MS)
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Cur
rent
Rob
ots
in S
pace
•R
over
s ha
ve s
how
n ho
w ro
botic
sys
tem
s ca
n w
ork
with
out a
hu
man
pre
senc
e to
ex
plor
e ne
w
envi
ronm
ents
.
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Cur
rent
Rob
ots
in S
pace
•R
obot
s ar
e al
so
impo
rtan
t for
hel
ping
hu
man
s w
ork
in s
pace
.
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Gro
und
Bas
ed R
obot
s
•G
roun
d ba
sed
robo
ts a
re
used
to tr
ain
astr
onau
ts
how
to u
se th
e ro
bots
in
spac
e.•
Thes
e ar
e ve
ry s
peci
al
syst
ems
desi
gned
to
wor
k in
Ear
th’s
gra
vity
, bu
t stil
l act
like
the
on-
orbi
t sys
tem
.
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
AER
Cam
•A
uton
omou
s Ext
rave
hicu
lar
Rob
otic
CA
Mer
a•
Con
cept
Des
crip
tion
–Fr
ee-f
lyin
g ro
botic
pla
tfor
m fo
r vi
sual
and
non
-vis
ual
sens
ing
–C
old
gas p
ropu
lsio
n–
Tel
eope
rate
d or
aut
omat
ed
•A
ER
Cam
Spr
int f
light
test
–IS
S R
isk
Miti
gatio
n E
xper
imen
t on
STS-
87 (
Nov
97)
–M
ostly
tele
oper
ated
, aut
onom
ous a
ttitu
de a
nd sa
fing
•Fu
ture
app
licat
ion
to IS
S–
Inte
rcha
ngea
ble
sens
or c
arri
er c
apab
ility
–E
xter
nally
mou
nted
with
rec
harg
e ca
pabi
lity
–Se
lf-de
ploy
from
hom
e ba
se–
Nav
igat
e to
reg
ion
of in
tere
st w
hile
avo
idin
g co
llisi
ons
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
AER
Cam
Ass
embl
yEn
viro
nmen
tal t
estin
g
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
AER
Cam
Trai
ning
and
Che
ckou
tIn
tegr
atio
n
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Rot
atin
g B
ladd
er R
obot
(RO
BLR
)
•C
once
pt d
escr
iptio
n–
Hea
vy p
aylo
ad tr
ansp
ort o
ver r
ough
Mar
s te
rrai
n w
ith li
ttle
supe
rvis
ion
•K
ey C
hara
cter
istic
s–
Unm
anne
d–
Use
s M
ars
air
–Li
ghtw
eigh
t–
Payl
oad
is h
ub–
Mov
es b
y bl
adde
rin
flatio
n/de
flatio
n(m
ovin
g fla
t spo
t)
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
RO
BLR
Con
cept
Dem
onst
rato
r
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
RO
BLR
Test
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
DA
RT
•Th
e D
exte
rous
Ant
hrop
omor
phic
Rob
otic
Tes
tbed
(DA
RT)
was
the
divi
sion
's fi
rst a
ttem
pt a
t de
velo
ping
robo
ts th
at h
elp
hum
ans
perf
orm
spa
ce
activ
ities
.W
e ha
d th
ree
mai
n ob
ject
ives
in th
e pr
ojec
t:(1
) dev
elop
a d
exte
rous
tele
robo
ticsy
stem
co
mpa
tible
with
hum
an te
lepr
esen
ce; (
2) d
evel
op a
fle
xibl
e, s
hare
d co
ntro
l arc
hite
ctur
e su
ch th
at p
rove
n in
telli
gent
aut
omat
ion
tech
nolo
gies
can
be
easi
ly
inco
rpor
ated
to a
ugm
ent t
elep
rese
nce;
and
(3)
dem
onst
rate
the
bene
fit o
f tel
epre
senc
ean
d de
xter
ous
robo
tics
in S
pace
app
licat
ions
.D
AR
T w
as v
ery
succ
essf
ul in
mee
ting
thes
e ob
ject
ives
and
alth
ough
th
e R
obon
autr
epla
ced
DA
RT
as th
e pr
imar
y te
chno
logy
dev
elop
men
t too
l, D
AR
T is
stil
l use
d fo
r de
mon
stra
tions
and
test
ing
com
pone
nts.
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ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
DA
RT
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Rob
onau
t
•C
once
pt d
escr
iptio
n–
Ant
hrop
omor
phic
robo
t whi
ch c
an
func
tion
as a
EVA
cre
w a
ssis
tant
or
com
plet
e EV
A ta
sks
inde
pend
ently
•K
ey C
hara
cter
istic
s–
Ster
eo v
isio
n he
ad–
Dua
l arm
s an
d ha
nds
»C
ompa
tible
with
exi
stin
g EV
A
inte
rfac
es–
Fits
with
in E
VA a
cces
s co
rrid
ors
–C
an u
tiliz
e a
varie
ty o
f mou
ntin
g an
d m
obili
ty o
ptio
ns
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Full
Imm
ersi
on T
elep
rese
nce
Test
bed
•K
ey C
hara
cter
istic
s–
The
oper
ator
is im
mer
sed
in th
e re
mot
e w
orld
thro
ugh
a he
lmet
m
ount
ed s
tere
o di
spla
y–
Rob
ot is
sla
ved
to th
e op
erat
or
and
follo
ws
oper
ator
bod
y, a
rm
and
head
mot
ion
–C
apita
lizes
on
the
oper
ator
’s
inna
te a
bilit
y to
coo
rdin
ate
his
own
high
ly re
dund
ant b
ody
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
ERA
•Th
e Ex
tra-
Vehi
cula
r Act
ivity
Rob
otic
Ass
ista
nt (E
RA
) is
a w
heel
ed ro
bot u
sed
as a
test
bed
for r
esea
rch
into
th
e re
quire
men
ts fo
r suc
cess
ful c
olla
bora
tion
betw
een
suite
d as
tron
auts
and
aut
onom
ous
robo
ts. T
hrou
gh
clos
e pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith th
e A
dvan
ced
Spac
esui
t Lab
at
NA
SA-J
SC, t
his
robo
t par
ticip
ates
in p
erio
dic
field
ex
erci
ses
with
sui
ted
test
sub
ject
s, w
here
the
hum
an
and
robo
t wor
k to
geth
er to
con
duct
spa
ce-r
elev
ant
scen
ario
s. T
he re
sults
of t
hese
fiel
d te
sts
are
then
use
d to
impr
ove
the
robo
t and
/or s
pace
suit,
ena
blin
g th
e te
am to
acc
ompl
ish
mor
e co
mpl
ex s
cena
rios.
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ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
ERA
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Rob
ots
is S
pace
–Ps
ycho
logi
cal
Asp
ects
Beh
avio
ral S
cien
ces
Wal
t Sip
es
Psyc
holo
gica
l Asp
ects
•H
uman
s de
man
d &
requ
ire u
ltim
ate
cont
rol
•R
elat
ions
hip
–M
aste
r/sla
ve, S
ymbi
otic
, Aut
onom
ous
•In
tera
ctio
ns –
Dep
ende
nt/In
terd
epen
dent
/inde
pend
ent
•R
oles
––
Hum
an –
Thos
e ta
sks
requ
iring
fina
l dec
isio
n m
akin
g–
Rob
ot –
Thos
e ta
sks
that
are
too
dang
erou
s, m
onot
onou
s,
burd
enso
me,
or r
esou
rce
cost
ly fo
r hum
ans
•Fu
ture
robo
ts