274 Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Practice
10.5 CYBER-PHYSICAL APPROACH FOR SPACE ROBOTICS
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PACE ROBOTICS BACKGROUND
Currently, in the development of space activities, a major focus is on the use of space robotics. Both
during transit and at their destination, astronauts need advanced autonomous and robotic systems to
free them from routine tasks and to maximize their valuable scientific exploration time. This is why
it is so important to increase autonomous operation time for space robots, which we consider the
cyber-physical objects.
It is clear that the current robotic systems, which are based on the cyber-physical approach have
serious limitations. Planetary surface rovers have never been designed for real-time interaction with ...