Autonomous Mobility Software Validation Challenges for Planetary Surface Missions
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This paper discusses characteristics of the surface mobility problem that present challenges for validation of autonomous mobility software. We provide a general description of a commonly used hardware-centric and dynamic approach to mobility software validation for flight systems. We also highlight some effects and impacts of flight schedules and deliveries on this validation approach and related mobility software development. Finally, we offer suggestions for dealing with some of the challenges and improving the process for autonomous mobility software development and validation on future projects.
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Towards Autonomous Long - Range Navigation ‘ Isairas 2005 Conference ’ , Munich , 5 - 8 September 2005
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