The Autonomous Nano-Technology Swarm (ANTS) Project involves the development of a software control system for a community of autonomous data-gathering spacecraft. This MQP developed a modular framework used to test different spacecraft control mechanisms. A demonstration system was implemented using the framework, and successfully tested against a simulated spacecraft. Plans made up of tasks are selected and executed to achieve mission goals, while failures trigger recovery plans.

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Creator

• Baker, Nicholas Twomey
• Vance, Christopher James
• DeDeo, Scot Leonard

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02A011M

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.
• Brown, David C.

Year

• 2002

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Rights statement

• In Copyright