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A distributed operations system, the Web Interface for Telescience (WITS), is being developed for use in future planetary lander and rover mission operations.
The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) mission is the first planetary mission to use Internet-based distributed ground operations where scientists and engineers collaborate in daily mission operations from multiple geographically distributed locations via the Internet.
The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) mission is the first planetary mission to use Internet-based distributed ground operations where scientists and engineers collaborate in daily mission operations from multiple geographically distributed locations via the Internet.
The Web Interface for Telescience (WITS) has been developed to provide Internet-based ground operations for planetary lander and rover missions.
This paper describes the design and implementation of a small rover for future Mars missions requiring long traverses and rover-based science experiments at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Web Interface for Telescience (WITS) is an Internet-based tool that enables members of geographically distributed science teams to participate in daily planetary lander and rover mission planning.
The Dexterous Orbital Servicing System (DOSS) flight test program is being developed by NASA to verify the ability to utilize telerobotics for servicing Space Station Alpha. The development of a ground control station for Earth based control of DOSS is described. This flight test program provides a manipulator which is mounted on a multi-purpose experiment support structure in a Space Shuttle bay.
Telerobotic inspection can be used in environments that are too hazardous, removed or expensive for direct human inspection. Telerobotic inspection is a complex task requiring an operator to control and coordinate a robot and sensors, while monitoring and interpreting sensor data to detect flaws. A virtual window telepresence system has been developed to aid the operator in performing these inspections.