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Geological field activities at the HI-SEAS planetary surface analog
mission simulation in Hawai‘i
Brian Shiro, Kim Binsted, and Scott Rowland
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Special thanks to Jim Rice, Sarah Fagents, the crew, research team, and NASA BHP
Time Delay à Need Autonomous Crews
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Image Credits: NASA
1.3 s
21 min
53 min
Moon Mars Europa
integrate people + systems
in realisIc scenarios.
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Image Credit: NASA
Use analogs to discover problems, test soluIons,
design in the context of use,
Why HI-‐SEAS? To miEgate risk on long-‐dura*on, high-‐latency missions.
• High-‐fidelity mission profile and environment.
• Site that allows both crew isolaEon and easy access year-‐round.
• Astronaut-‐like crews. • Track crew cogniEve and team performance through collaboraEve field tasks.
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Mission 4
Mission 3
Mission 2
Mission 1
HI-‐SEAS Missions
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04-‐08/13
03-‐07/14
10/14 – 05/15
08/15 – 07/16
1st Grant
Today
4 mo
4 mo
8 mo
12 mo
Habitat Design & ConstrucEon
2nd Grant
2013 2014 2015 2016
The HI-‐SEAS Habitat
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• Mauna Loa (8200 Z)
• Disused quarry • Very li^le vegetaEon • Situated on historical
flows (mid 1800s – mid 1900s)
• Pāhoehoe and ‘a‘ā textures
• Skylights and lava tubes
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Site Geologic Overview
Image Credit: Rowland and Walker (1990)
Ground defines the
task. Ground
assigns task to crew.
Crew plans how to carry out task.
Crew makes EVA
Request(s). Ground
approves of EVA(s).
Crew carries out the task.
Crew submits report(s).
Ground decides on next task.
How it Works
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40 minute two-‐way delay
CAPCOM In Habitat
Crewmembers on EVA
Mission Support
Geology Tasks • Team oriented
• Progressive • Gradable with quanEfiable metrics (e.g., Eme, distance, accuracy)
• What not How.
• Context of resource exploraEon and environment characterizaEon
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Going forward
• Ground-‐truth the tasks to provide control results. Create addiEonal tasks for the longer missions.
• Enhance fidelity and add funcEonality through opportunisEc collaboraEon (e.g., geophysics studies, roboEcs, etc.).
• Improve understanding of autonomous crew EVA operaEons on high-‐latency, long-‐duraEon missions.
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Submit YOUR research proposal by 8 Sept 2014! h^p://hi-‐seas.org/?p=3129