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    Title

    Human and Robotic Partnerships in Exploration - Joint session of the IAF Human Spaceflight and IAF Exploration Symposia

    type

    oral

    Description

    This session seeks papers on new systems and technologies for current human spaceflight and exploration programmes, and the role of human and robotic partnerships in areas such as onboard robotic assistants, habitat / infrastructure construction support, human mobility support systems (e.g. EVA mobility aids, rovers); and robotic precursor activities to human spaceflights for test, validation, and demonstration of systems. This session also welcomes papers considering how the roles of humans, machines and intelligent systems are likely to evolve in the coming years and the corresponding impact on complex mission design, implementation, and operations.

    Date

    2026-10-08

    Time

    15:00

    Room

    E5

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Mr. Mark Hempsell, The British Interplanetary Society, United Kingdom;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. Jan Marius Bach, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Germany;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. Scott Ritter, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), United States;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    15:00

    Hand Gesture Recognition for Human-Robot Interaction Using the Astrobee Freeflyer on the ISS

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Scott Dorrington

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    United States

    2

    15:10

    Gesture-Driven Action Generation for Lunar Robotic Systems based on Multimodal Large Language Models

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Bingchuan Wei

    Tsinghua University School of Aerospace

    China

    3

    15:20

    ORB: Free-flying Robot Assistant for Inspection & Cinematography in Zero-G

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Anna Shaposhnik

    United States

    4

    15:30

    an experimental exploration of the investment construct in human-robot interaction for space habitat operations

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Ulubilge Ulusoy

    University of Colorado Boulder

    United States

    5

    15:40

    Mixed-Initiative Mission Planning for Human–Robot Collaborative Lunar Surface Operations

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Shizhen Li

    Beijing Institude of technology

    China

    6

    15:50

    Collaborative mission control for real-time robotic exploration: insights from an analog rover mission

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Nina Bażela

    Jagiellonian University

    Poland

    7

    16:00

    Damage Detection and Operation Planning for Human and Robot Collaborative On-Orbit Servicing

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Zixi Yuan

    Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)

    China

    8

    16:10

    Autonomous Systems for Mars Rover Operations: Assessing the Impact of Autonomy Levels on Human Performance and Human Factors Outcomes

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Sarah Khayat

    International Space University (ISU)

    France

    9

    16:20

    Safety-Critical Shared Control for Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly in Orbital Habitats Using Dynamic Virtual Fixtures and Energy Tanks

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Mansi Gupta

    University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

    India

    10

    16:30

    Integrated Hazard and Resource Mapping for Human-Robotic Lunar Mission Operations

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Yasin Yetgin

    Cukurova University

    Türkiye

    11

    16:40

    Research on Visual Perception Enhancement for Space Station Cabin Robots Based on Large Language Models

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Xinyu Fu

    National Key Laboratory of Aerospace Flight Dynamics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an

    China

    12

    16:50

    Mission-Oriented Assessment of an Inflatable Deployable Robotic Arm for Orbital and Planetary Applications

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Pierpaolo Palmieri

    Politecnico di Torino

    Italy

    13

    17:00

    Intuitive Physical Human-Robot Interaction for Intra-Vehicular Activity Support in Lunar Habitats

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Elmar Heyderov

    Azerbaijan Technical University

    Azerbaijan