Modular Autonomous Systems Technology Framework: A Distributed Solution for System Monitoring and Control
Julia M. Badger, Charles Claunch, Frank B. Mathis · NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · 2017
The Modular Autonomous Systems Technology (MAST) framework is a tool for building distributed, hierarchical autonomous systems. Originally intended for the autonomous monitoring and control of spacecraft, this framework concept provides support for variable autonomy, assume-guarantee contracts, and efficient communication between subsystems and a centralized systems manager. MAST was developed at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and has been applied to an integrated spacecraft example scenario.