Autonomous Mission Execution

Autonomous Mission Execution is a mission-level capability within autonomous systems that enables a platform to independently carry out predefined operational objectives without real-time human intervention, distinguishing itself from supervised or manually controlled execution by its reliance on embedded decision-making algorithms, environmental adaptation, and closed-loop planning.

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  1. SC
    Steve Chien

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    27 publications · 938 citations

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    Nicola Muscettola

    Ames Research Center, United States

    13 publications · 956 citations

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  3. RS
    Rob Sherwood

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    10 publications · 337 citations

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    Barney Pell

    Ames Research Center, United States

    9 publications · 494 citations

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    Tara Estlin

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 242 citations

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  1. Sensors

    8 publications · 240 citations

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  2. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

    Repository · 8 publications · 401 citations

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  4. Acta Astronautica

    6 publications · 220 citations

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  5. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 6 publications · 114 citations

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