TY - JOUR
T1 - Next generation system and software architectures. Challenges from future NASA exploration missions
AU - Sterritt, Roy
AU - Rouff, Christopher A.
AU - Hinchey, Michael G.
AU - Rash, James L.
AU - Truszkowski, Walt
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - The four key objective properties of a system that are required of it in order for it to qualify as "autonomic" are now well-accepted-self-configuring, self-healing, self-protecting, and self-optimizing-together with the attribute properties-viz. self-aware, environment-aware, self-monitoring and self-adjusting. This paper describes the need for next generation system software architectures, where components are agents, rather than objects masquerading as agents, and where support is provided for self-* properties (both existing self-chop and emerging self-* properties). These are discussed as exhibited in NASA missions, and in particular with reference to a NASA concept mission, ANTS, which is illustrative of future NASA exploration missions based on the technology of intelligent swarms.
AB - The four key objective properties of a system that are required of it in order for it to qualify as "autonomic" are now well-accepted-self-configuring, self-healing, self-protecting, and self-optimizing-together with the attribute properties-viz. self-aware, environment-aware, self-monitoring and self-adjusting. This paper describes the need for next generation system software architectures, where components are agents, rather than objects masquerading as agents, and where support is provided for self-* properties (both existing self-chop and emerging self-* properties). These are discussed as exhibited in NASA missions, and in particular with reference to a NASA concept mission, ANTS, which is illustrative of future NASA exploration missions based on the technology of intelligent swarms.
KW - Agent architectures
KW - Autonomic systems
KW - Autonomous systems
KW - Intelligent systems
KW - Multi-agent technology
KW - Self-
KW - Selfware
KW - Spacecraft
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33646468107&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scico.2005.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.scico.2005.11.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646468107
SN - 0167-6423
VL - 61
SP - 48
EP - 57
JO - Science of Computer Programming
JF - Science of Computer Programming
IS - 1
ER -