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HCAAM: Virtual Assistant for Spacecraft Anomaly Treatment during Long Duration Exploration Missions

Last Published: 03/26/21 03:34:00 PM (Central)

Task Book: Entry
Principal Investigator: Selva, Daniel

Short Title: Virt Asst for LDEM Spcraft Anomaly

Responsible HRP Element: Human Factors and Behavioral Performance

Collaborating Org(s):

Funding Status: Active - Currently funded and in progress

Procurement Mechanism(s):

Solicited

Aims:

This task is part of the Human Capabilities Assessments for Autonomous Missions (HCAAM) Virtual NASA Specialized Center of Research (VNSCOR) deliverable. The research objective of this proposal is to investigate the impact of using Virtual Assistants (VA) to support crew members in the context of anomaly treatment during long Duration Exploration Missions, when ground support will be limited.

Aim 1: Baseline VA- To measure the impact of the baseline VA (with question answering, without the ability to engage in dialogues or take initiative) and its various skills (anomaly detection, diagnosis, resolution) on performance, CW, SA, and trust in a laboratory environment.
Aim 2: Enhanced VA- To measure the impact of advanced capabilities of the VA in terms of providing explanations and taking initiative on performance, CW, SA, and trust in a laboratory environment.
Aim 3: Analog- To deploy and validate the system in an analog environment.

Resources (Ground Analog)

Deliverables (3)

Category: Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory: Evidence or Risk Characterization

Description:

Measurements of impacts of the baseline and enhanced VA on performance, CW, SA, and trust for representative users in relevant environments
Interim Definition Phase Report describing current status of research.
Final Report and Guidelines at the end of the project

Internal Customers:
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
External Customers:
None

Category: Technology or Tool
Subcategory: Systems Solutions, Prototype Hardware or Software

Description:

The VA software and documentation, which will be made publicly available and open-source

Internal Customers:
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
External Customers:
None

Category: Requirement
Subcategory: Guidelines/Criteria

Description:

Guidelines about how to design VAs for this purpose, with emphasis on the implementation of explanations and initiative for different tasks related to anomaly treatment.

Internal Customers:
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
External Customers:
None

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Risk of Adverse Outcome Due to Inadequate Human Systems Integration Architecture

HSIA-101: We need to identify the Human Systems Integration (HSI) – relevant crew health and performance outcomes, measures, and metrics, needed to characterize and mitigate risk, for future exploration missions.

HSIA-201: We need to evaluate the demands of future exploration habitat/vehicle systems and mission scenarios (e.g. increased automation, multi-modal communication) on individuals and teams, and determine the risks these demands pose to crew health and performance.

HSIA-401: We need to determine how HSI can be applied in the vehicle/habitat and computer interface Design Phase to mitigate potential decrements in operationally-relevant performance (e.g. problem-solving, execution procedures), during increasingly earth-independent, future exploration missions (including in-mission and at landing).

HSIA-701: We need to determine how human-automation-robotic systems can be optimized for effective enhancement and monitoring of crew capabilities, health, and performance, during increasingly earth-independent, future exploration missions (including in-mission and at landing).

HCAAM: Virtual Assistant for Spacecraft Anomaly Treatment during Long Duration Exploration Missions

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Ground-Based Flight Analogs Controlled Research Analog, Short Duration (2 months or less) – isolated and confined with spaceflight mission scenario [e.g., HERA, NEEMO]
Number of Subjects	16

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	Risk of Adverse Outcome Due to Inadequate Human Systems Integration Architecture
	HSIA-201: We need to evaluate the demands of future exploration habitat/vehicle systems and mission scenarios (e.g. increased automation, multi-modal communication) on individuals and teams, and determine the risks these demands pose to crew health and performance.