ASL Publications

Here are ASL publications related to current activities and studies by the Autonomous Systems Laboratory under the Office of the Director at the NASA Stennis Space Center.

2023

Fernando Figueroa, “Artificial Thought is Required for Sustained Autonomy,” Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC), Spring Meeting, 2023.

2022

Fernando Figueroa, Lauren Underwood, Jonathan Morris, Mark Walker, and Rane Brown, “Risk-Reduction Autonomy Implementation to Enable NASA Artemis Missions,” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference 2022, March 5-12, 2022, Big Sky, Montana.

2021

Federico Piatti, Mark Walker, Fernando Figueroa, and Lauren Underwood, “A Case Study on the Challenges and Opportunities for the Deployment of PHM Capabilities in Existing Engineering Systems,” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference (Virtual), March 6-13, 2021.

Lucian Murdock, Fernando Figueroa, and Lauren Underwood, “Autonomy Voice Assistant for NPAS (NASA Platform for Autonomous Systems),” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum 2021 (Virtual), Paper AIAA-2021-0393.

2020

Fernando Figueroa, Lauren Underwood, and Duane Armstrong, “Model-Based Systems Engineering, Real-Time Operations, and Autonomy,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) ASCEND 2020, Paper AIAA-2020-4091.

Fernando Figueroa, Lauren Underwood, Jonathan Morris, and Ben Hekman, “Hierarchical Distributed Autonomy: Implementation Platform and Processes,” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, Yellowstone Conference Center, Big Sky, Montana, March 7-14, 2020.

2019

Fernando Figueroa, “Thinking and Distributed Autonomy,” SpaceCom 2019, Houston, Texas, November 20–21, 2019.

Fernando Figueroa, Lauren Underwood, Mark Walker, and Jonathan Morris, “NASA Platform for Autonomous Systems (NPAS),” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Scitech 2019 Forum, January 7-11, 2019, San Diego, California.

2018

Francisco Maldonado, Rastko Selmic, and Fernando Figueroa, “Health Electronic Data Sheet (HEDS) for Enhanced Transducer Monitoring, Reliability and Safe Operation,” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2018 International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, May 17-18, 2018, The Royal Sonesta Hotel, Houston, Texas.

Fernando Figueroa and Mark Walker, “Integrated System Health Management (ISHM) and Autonomy,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech 2018, Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida, January 8 – 12, 2018.the Arch, St. Louis, Missouri.

2017

Mark Walker and Fernando Figueroa, “PHM Enabled Autonomous Propellant Loading Operations,” accepted to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference 2017, Yellowstone Conference Center, Big Sky, Montana, March 4 – 11, 2017.

2016

Fernando Figueroa, “Implementations Using NASA’s Autonomous Operation Mission Development Suite (AO-MDS),” G2 Users Group Conference, September 27-29, 2016, Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

2015

Fernando Figueroa, Mark Walker, Kim Wilkins, Jaime Toro-Medina, Gerald Stahl, Robert Johnson, Jared Sass, Justin Youney,  “Ground Operations Autonomous Control and Integrated Health Management,” Commercial and Government Response Access to Space Technology Exchange, June 22-25, 2015, Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles, Chantilly, Virginia.

2014

Fernando Figueroa, Mark Walker, Kim Wilkins, Robert Johnson, Jared Sass, Justin Youney, “Ground Operations Autonomous Control and Integrated Health Management,” Commercial and Government Response Access to Space Technology Exchange, June 23-27, 2014, Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

2012

Richard Alena, Fernando Figueroa, and John Ossenfort, “Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks for Spacecraft Health Monitoring,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Infotech@Aerospace, Hyatt Regency Orange County, California, June 19-21, 2012, AIAA-2012-2552.

2011

Fernando Figueroa, Jon Morris, Mark Turowski, Richard Franzl, Mark Walker, Ravi Kapadia, and Meera Venkatesh, “Monitoring System for Storm Readiness and Recovery of Test Facilities: Integrated System Health Management (ISHM) Approach,” MFPT: The Applied Systems Health Management Conference 2011, May 10-12, 2011, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Fernando Figueroa and Kevin Melcher, “Integrated Systems Health Management for Intelligent Systems,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Infotech@Aerospace, March 29 – 31, 2011, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, St. Louis, Missouri.

2010

J. L. Schmalzel, M. Turowski, R. Franzl, and F. Figueroa, “Anomaly detection toolkit for Integrated System Health Management (ISHM),” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2010 Infotech@Aerospace, 2010, AIAA-2010-3948.

Fernando Figueroa, John Schmalzel, Jonathan Morris, Mark Turowski, and Richard Franzl, “Integrated System Health Management: Pilot Operational Implementation in a Rocket Engine Test Stand,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Infotech@Aerospace 2010 Conference, AIAA 2010-3454, April 20-22, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia.

C.F. Lin, F. Figueroa, T. Politopoulos, S. Oonk, “Distributed Health Monitoring System for Reusable Liquid Rocket Engines,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Infotech@Aerospace 2010 Conference, AIAA 2010-3356, April 20-22, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia.