Asynchronous geological exploration operations at the HI-SEAS planetary surface analog mission...

Asynchronous geological exploration operations at the HI-SEAS planetary surface

analog mission simulation in Hawai‘i

Brian Shiro1, Scott Rowland1, Jacob Bleacher2, Sarah Fagents1, and Kim Binsted1

1. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

2. NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center

Time Delay à Need Autonomous Crews

NESF 2015 HI-‐SEAS.ORG 2

Image Credits: NASA

1.3 s

21 min

53 min

Moon Mars Europa

Global ExploraIon Roadmap


•  “Demonstrate autonomous crew operaGon capability.”

•  “Explore landing sites of interest for extended duraGons.”

•  “ConducGng high priority science benefiGng from human presence.”

•  “Characterizing human health and performance.”

•  “Demonstrate extended crew mobility and habitaGon systems.”

Why HI-‐SEAS? To miGgate risk on long-‐dura*on, high-‐latency missions via:

• High-‐fidelity mission profile and environment.

• Site that allows both crew isolaGon and easy access year-‐round.

• Astronaut-‐like crews. • Tracking crew cogniGve and team performance through collaboraGve field tasks.


integrate people + systems

in realisIc scenarios.


Image Credit: NASA

Use analogs to discover problems, test soluIons,

design in the context of use,

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Mission 4

Mission 3

Mission 2

Mission 1

HI-‐SEAS Missions


04-‐08/13

03-‐07/14

10/14 – 06/15

08/15 – 07/16

1st Grant

Today

4 mo

4 mo

8 mo

12 mo

Habitat Design & ConstrucGon

2nd Grant

2013 2014 2015 2016

•  Mauna Loa (2500 m) •  Disused quarry •  Very liale vegetaGon •  Pāhoehoe and ‘a‘ā flows from mid 1800s to mid 1900s

•  Skylights, lava tubes, lava channels, tumuli


Site Geologic Overview

Image Credit: USGS

Crew Training


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


40 minute two-‐way delay

CAPCOM In Habitat

Crewmembers on EVA

Mission Support

Geological ExploraIon Tasks

• Team oriented • Progressive • QuanGfiable metrics • Compare with control and across missions

• Given every 2 weeks • Specify ‘What’ not ‘How’


Volume of spaUer cones feature


•  Explore vicinity of habitat and exercise planning/GPS skills.

Density of samples from the feature


•  Sample collecGon. •  Use habitat’s lab

equipment.

Image Credit: Kurt Hollocher

Geologic Cross SecIon


•  Use pit craters and road cut to draw cross secGon.

Geologic Mapping


•  Find relaGve age sequence of units.

•  Ground-‐truth imagery.

Tumuli exploraIon


•  Measure size and characterize morphology of tumuli features.

Lava tube exploraIon


•  Measure and idenGfy accessibility of skylights and lava tube systems.

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Emergency SimulaIon


•  IdenGfy safe skylight. •  Create evacuaGon plan. •  Execute evacuaGon.

Image Credit: NASA

Emergency SimulaIon


Improvise. Repair Equipment.


Crewmember repairs EVA suit backpack.

Crew-‐led Projects


•  Develop a hypothesis to test and plan EVAs to collect data.

Planned vs. Actual EVA Traverses


Going forward

• Lava tube geophysics study during 12-‐month mission.

• More missions during 3rd NASA grant from 2016-‐2019.

• ConGnue to study autonomous crew EVA operaGons on high-‐latency, long-‐duraGon missions.


Do YOU want to collaborate with HI-‐SEAS?

Let us know!

QuesIons??


Brian Shiro [email protected]

The HI-‐SEAS Habitat


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