Speaker
Mr
Martin Azkarate
(ESA/ESTEC)
Description
SARGON is devoted to the design of a Robot Control Operating Software (RCOS) based on the TASTE toolset and on existing open-source robotics software, with special care on its RAMS characteristics. ESA space robotics missions such as ExoMars or European Robotic Arm (ERA) require significant software engineering effort when compared with other satellite space missions, due to their complexity and low heritage. Moreover, the software engineering tools used are customized to such extent that a very little percentage of this software development, validation and verification effort becomes re-usable for future space robotics missions. One of SARGON’s main objectives is to reduce the cost of future software developments for space robotics missions. For this purpose, the TASTE framework provides a model-driven approach for the development of reusable and RAMS-compliant on-board software. The activity focuses on the analysis and definition of requirements for an RCOS and on identifying the building blocks to complement the current TASTE implementation for covering all needed RCOS functionalities. The aim of this TASTE RCOS is to be the base of future European space robotics applications, and in this context SARGON is a first step in that direction. SARGON is an activity funded by the ESA Basic Technology Research Programme (TRP). The activity is ongoing but has already been successful in securing a continuation. The EC H2020 programme, within the Strategic Research Cluster in Space Robotics, has awarded an operational grant to the ESROCOS team for the further development of SARGON.
