Telerobotic Operations with Time Delay, Results from the ISECG GAP Assesment Team

Abstract

Since the Global Exploration Roadmap has been released in the third generation early this year, the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) has formed two technology working groups (TWG) to identify gaps in “Telerobotic Operations with Time Delay” and “Autonomy Operations”, required by the mission profiles discussed in the Global Exploration Roadmap. This paper describes the compressed results from the Working Group “Telerobotic Operations with Time Delay”, including the goal and objectives of the working team. It gives an overview of the different mode of operation, required to control robots remotely. Analysing the mission scenarios described in the roadmap, the required robotic tasks has been extracted and gaps within those have been identified. These gaps are discussed respect to the common capabilities, divided and classified in operational, performance technology and non-technical gaps.