Habitable Worlds Observatory 2024 Snap Talk: Robotic Servicing and Construction in the Face of Unknown Dynamics
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Abstract
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a NASA mission concept to build a space telescope capable of directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets. HWO will be placed at the Earth-Sun L2 point, a gravitationally stable location that allows for continuous observations of the sky. Being located at L2, HWO will be far from Earth and will require robotic servicing and construction to maintain and upgrade the observatory. This talk will discuss the challenges of robotic servicing and construction in the face of unknown dynamics and how concepts and techniques developed at the University of Maryland can be applicable to a HWO class mission.
Date
Aug 8, 2024 9:10 AM — 9:25 AM
Event
Location
University of Maryland, College Park
Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, College Park, MD 20742
Authors
Postdoctoral Researcher
My research interests include extreme environment robotics, small satellites, orbital debris mitigation, satellite servicing and on-orbit construction. I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on reusable gecko skin inspired adhesives for removing lunar dust from spacesuits and other lunar infrastructure