simulated mission succes - real mission success
- Paper number
IAC-09.D5.1.7
- Author
Mr. Leandro Hernandez Martin, University of Valladolid, Spain
- Year
2009
- Abstract
\underline{{\bf INTRODUCTION}} If we are working about the space mission planning, one of the most important aspects in this is the simulation process. Normally we will have to do a lot of tests, and check a lot of control variables, before all could be ready. These types of research are very important because of three reasons, mainly: \begin{itemize}\item Structures and hardware part are generally very expensive and, in some cases, the materials they are made, also are of expensive and delicate. It would be very difficult to use them for researching, destructive testing or something like that.\end{itemize} \begin{itemize}\item Extra terrestrial environments are so complex that sometimes they are impossible to reproduce, in our planet conditions. The only way to do that is through the simulation software.\end{itemize} \begin{itemize}\item Besides, it is necessary to simulate critical and unexpected situations, for preventing risks. In this way, we will be able to react properly, if these situations happen into the reality.\end{itemize} \underline{{\bf ADVANTAGES AND DEVELOPMENT}} This abstract focus on the simulation research is been done at the Systems and Automatic Engineering department at the University of Valladolid. We are investigating about how we can make new environments (like a Mars atmosphere…) and robot prototypes (now we are working around articulated arms), which have not been still made. All these topics are in related to simulation software. A space simulator can be as simple as a spacecraft simulation program running on your PC or as elaborate as a detailed, full scale hardware simulation of a shuttle cockpit. The objective of all simulators is that the users could have the same conditions in comparison with the real life. This is extremely difficult, because in a real life we can find noise, radiation and other different aspects which are impossible to simulate. But if you can obtain right information about your variables into particular software simulator, you will be able to say that you software simulator is very valuable. People involved in the large robotic prototypes will be able to tell you that we must spent serious time with the simulation, no matter how good the real robot was. At the beginning of the {\it design robotic process} always we can find the {\it simulation robotic process}, therefore we have a lot of work left in making simulation more usable and more realistic. But it is also because the real world is unpredictable and complex with lots of noise being picked by sensors. Thanks to the latest research on this field it is actually very easy to get a robot in the virtual world or space environments running around interacting with other objects, in spite of a large number of effects in the real world are still unexplained or very hard to model. This means you may not be able to model everything accurately, especially in real time. Our objective is clear: To make it possible. \underline{{\bf CONCLUSION}} The simulation is already being applied in the space missions planning and robot prototypes. The investigation and construction of simulation environment and software about that, is a very important step to make sure that space missions are successful. In order that make sure about safety of the elements, vehicles, structures and, of course, the people on board.- Abstract document
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