Research/ PLANETARY ROBOTICS
Onboard Automated Scheduling for the Mars 2020 Rover
J. Biehl, E. Fosse, S. Chien, J. Agrawal, D. Gaines, V. Wong, G. Rabideau
Autonomy, Task Planning & Operationstext match
Perseverance (Mars 2020)named in title, abstract
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The Mars 2020 Mission, scheduled to land on Mars February 18, 2021, has developed an onboard scheduling system [1]. The rationale for the onboard scheduler is to enable the Perseverance rover to adjust its activities in response to activities taking longer or shorter than planned, or using more or less resources than expected, as effectively using these resources could significantly improve rover productivity [2]. If deployed, the onboard scheduler would be an unprecedented use of Artificial Intelligence/Autonomy onboard software in a key role for a major mission.