Validating the
Autonomous EO-1 Science Agent
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Abstract This paper describes the
validation process for the Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment, a
software agent currently flying onboard NASA’s EO-1 spacecraft. The
agent autonomously collects, analyzes, and reacts to onboard science
data. The agent has been designed using a layered architectural
approach with specific redundant safeguards to reduce the risk of agent
malfunction to the EO-1 spacecraft. This “safe” design has been
thoroughly validated by informal validation methods supplemented by
sub-system and system-level testing. This paper describes the analysis
used to define agent safety, elements of the design that increase the
safety of the agent, and the process used to validate agent safety.
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