Next generation system and software architectures. Challenges from future NASA exploration missions

Roy Sterritt, Christopher A. Rouff, Michael G. Hinchey, James L. Rash, Walt Truszkowski

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)48-57
Number of pages10
JournalScience of Computer Programming
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Agent architectures
  • Autonomic systems
  • Autonomous systems
  • Intelligent systems
  • Multi-agent technology
  • Self-*
  • Selfware
  • Spacecraft

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