@inproceedings{e2e294e1751844ab802f74873e3195eb,
title = "Verification of NASA emergent systems",
abstract = "NASA is studying advanced technologies for a future robotic exploration mission to the asteroid belt. This mission, the prospective ANTS (Autonomous Nano Technology Swarm) mission, will comprise of 1,000 autonomous robotic agents designed to cooperate in asteroid exploration. The emergent properties of swarm type missions make them powerful, but at the same time are more difficult to design and assure that the proper behaviors will emerge. We are currently investigating formal methods and techniques for verification and validation of future swarm-based missions. The advantage of using formal methods is their ability to mathematically assure the behavior of a swarm, emergent or otherwise. The ANT mission is being used as an example and case study for swarm-based missions for which to experiment and test current formal methods with intelligent swarms. Using the ANTS mission, we have evaluated multiple formal methods to determine their effectiveness in modeling and assuring swarm behavior.",
keywords = "Emergent behavior, Formal methods, Spacecraft, Swarms, Verification",
author = "Christopher Rouff and Vanderbilt, {Amy K.C.S.} and Walt Truszkowski and James Rash and Mike Hinchey",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
isbn = "1402081502",
series = "IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology",
publisher = "Springer New York LLC",
pages = "167--176",
booktitle = "Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations - IFIP 18th World Computer Congress, TC12 1st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2004",
note = "IFIP TC12 1st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2004 ; Conference date: 22-08-2004 Through 27-08-2004",
}