ZERO-Robotics: A student competition aboard the International Space Station
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Author(s)
Saenz-Otero, Alvar
Katz, Jacob G.
Mohan, Swati
Miller, David W.
Chamitoff, Gregory E.
Date Issued
March 2010
Journal
IEEE Aerospace Conference
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
Saenz-Otero, A. et al. “ZERO-Robotics: A student competition aboard the International Space Station.” Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE. 2010. 1-11. © 2010, IEEE
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Final published version
Abstract
The designation of the International Space
Station as a National Laboratory enhances the ability to use
the facility for educational objectives. The MIT Space
Systems Laboratory and Aurora Flight Sciences started the
ZERO-Robotics program to enable High School students to
participate directly in the science conducted aboard the ISS.
The program, based on the successful history of the FIRST
Robotics Competition, opens development of SPHERES
software algorithms to high school students. For this
purpose the team developed a simulation that allows
students at many grade levels to program the satellites. The
concept for the ZERO-Robotics competition consists of
three phases: (1) software algorithm annual competition, (2)
hardware enhancements to SPHERES, and (3) open
announcement for participation in SPHERES. The first
phase is already under implementation: a “pilot” program
ran a competition in the MIT Flat Floor and aboard the ISS
with two Idaho schools during the Fall of 2009.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Space Systems Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2010.5446894
