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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 99 - Boulder - March 2007
Agenda Location	7 SUBCOMMITTEE B – MISSILES AND SPACE 7.2 Human-Interactive Autonomous Flight Manager for Precision Lunar Landing
Title	Human-Interactive Autonomous Flight Manager for Precision Lunar Landing
Presenter	Lauren Kessler and Laura Forest
Affiliation	Draper
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Abstract	To meet NASA’s requirement for more independence from ground control an Autonomous Flight Manager (AFM) is needed for lunar landings. The AFM will handle the mechanistic tasks such as the low-level vehicle control needed to maneuver, and cueing when astronaut input is needed. This technology will allow the astronauts to perform a supervisory role, making higher level knowledge-based decisions. Draper’s proven autonomy capability is extended to include mechanisms for a human operator, either onboard or remotely controlling the vehicle, to interrupt and redirect the autonomous system at different levels of autonomous control.