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Seventh Annual Workshop on Space Operations Applications and Research (SOAR 1993), volume 1
This document contains papers presented at the Space Operations, Applications and Research Symposium (SOAR) Symposium hosted by NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) on August 3-5, 1993, and held at JSC Gilruth Recreation Center. SOAR included NASA and USAF programmatic overview, plenary session, panel discussions, panel sessions, and exhibits. It invited technical papers in support of U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of Energy, NASA, and USAF programs in the following areas: robotics and telepresence, automation and intelligent systems, human factors, life support, and space maintenance and servicing. SOAR was concerned with Government-sponsored research and development relevant to aerospace operations. More than 100 technical papers, 17 exhibits, a plenary session, several panel discussions, and several keynote speeches were included in SOAR '93
Proceedings of the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, volume 5
Papers presented at the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics are compiled. The theme of the conference was man-machine collaboration in space. The conference provided a forum for researchers and engineers to exchange ideas on the research and development required for the application of telerobotics technology to the space systems planned for the 1990's and beyond. Volume 5 contains papers related to the following subject areas: robot arm modeling and control, special topics in telerobotics, telerobotic space operations, manipulator control, flight experiment concepts, manipulator coordination, issues in artificial intelligence systems, and research activities at the Johnson Space Center
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Software: our quest for excellence. Honoring 50 years of software history, progress, and process
The Software Quality Forum was established by the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Subcommittee, which serves as a technical advisory group on software engineering and quality initiatives and issues for DOE`s quality managers. The forum serves as an opportunity for all those involved in implementing SQA programs to meet and share ideas and concerns. Participation from managers, quality engineers, and software professionals provides an ideal environment for identifying and discussing issues and concerns. The interaction provided by the forum contributes to the realization of a shared goal--high quality software product. Topics include: testing, software measurement, software surety, software reliability, SQA practices, assessments, software process improvement, certification and licensing of software professionals, CASE tools, software project management, inspections, and management`s role in ensuring SQA. The bulk of this document consists of vugraphs. Selected papers have been indexed separately for inclusion in the Energy Science and Technology Database
Second Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications
The proceedings of the conference are presented. This second conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications brings together a diversity of scientific and engineering work and is intended to provide an opportunity for those who employ AI methods in space applications to identify common goals and to discuss issues of general interest in the AI community
A new approach to the development and maintenance of industrial sequence logic
This thesis is concerned with sequence logic as found in industrial control systems, with
the focus being on process and manufacturing control systems. At its core is the assertion
that there is a need for a better approach to the development of industrial sequence logic
to satisfy the life-cycle requirements, and that many of the ingredients required to deliver
such an approach are now available.
The needs are discussed by considering the business case for automation and
deficiencies with traditional approaches. A set of requirements is then derived for an
integrated development environment to address the business needs throughout the
control system life-cycle.
The strengths and weaknesses of relevant control system technology and standards are
reviewed and their bias towards implementation described. Mathematical models,
graphical methods and software tools are then assessed with respect to the requirements
for an integrated development environment.
A solution to the requirements, called Synect is then introduced. Synect combines a
methodology using familiar graphical notations with Petri net modelling supported by a set
of software tools. Its key features are justified with reference to the requirements. A set of
case studies forms the basis of an evaluation against business needs by comparing the
Synect methodology with current approaches. The industrial relevance and exploitation
are then briefly described.
The thesis ends with a review of the key conclusions along with contributions to
knowledge and suggestions for further research
The Social Cognitive Actor
Multi-Agent Simulation (MAS) of organisations is a methodology that is adopted in this dissertation in order to study and understand human behaviour in organisations.
The aim of the research is to design and implementat a cognitive and social multi-agent simulation model based on a selection of social and cognitive theories to fulfill the need for a complex cognitive and social model. The emphasis of this dissertation is the relationship between behaviour of individuals (micro-level) in an organisation and the behaviour of the organisation as a whole (macro-level)
Space station systems: A bibliography with indexes (supplement 10)
This bibliography lists 1,422 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system between July 1, 1989 and December 31, 1989. Its purpose is to provide helpful information to researchers, designers and managers engaged in Space Station technology development and mission design. Coverage includes documents that define major systems and subsystems related to structures and dynamic control, electronics and power supplies, propulsion, and payload integration. In addition, orbital construction methods, servicing and support requirements, procedures and operations, and missions for the current and future Space Station are included
First International Conference on Ada (R) Programming Language Applications for the NASA Space Station, volume 2
Topics discussed include: reusability; mission critical issues; run time; expert systems; language issues; life cycle issues; software tools; and computers for Ada