session 6-A5.3
- 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
- Room
- 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;
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 | 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 | 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 | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Sarah Khayat | International Space University (ISU) | France | |
9 | 16:20 | 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 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Xinyu Fu | National Key Laboratory of Aerospace Flight Dynamics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an | China | |
12 | 16:50 | 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 |
