United StatesPublic sector2022 – ongoingNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Perseverance AEGIS autonomous rock targeting
Perseverance used onboard AI to select and study 2 rocks without directions from Earth
Problem
Perseverance encountered potential science targets while driving on Mars. Selecting targets from Earth required involvement from the mission team.
Approach
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed AEGIS to select targets matching features specified by scientists. On May 18, 2022, the software selected rocks and directed Perseverance's SuperCam laser to study them without further directions from Earth.
Results
Takeaway
Scientists specified the features of interest while onboard software selected individual targets. The demonstrated autonomy concerned a bounded instrument task.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer visionRobotics and automation
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
NASA documented Perseverance's first use of AEGIS on May 18, 2022. The software selected 2 rocks and directed SuperCam observations without instructions from the Earth-based mission team.
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