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Completed TRL 4 (started at 3, targeting 4)
Detection and Verification System (DDVS) expands the Flat Surface Damage Detection System (FSDDS) sensory panels' damage detection capabilities and includes an autonomous inspection capability utilizing cameras and dynamic computer vision algorithms to verify system health. Objectives of this formulation task are to establish the concept of operations, formulate the system requirements for a potential ISS flight experiment, and develop a preliminary design of an autonomous inspection capability system that will be demonstrated as a proof-of-concept (POC) ground based damage detection and inspection system.
Detection and Verification System (DDVS) expands the Flat Surface Damage Detection System (FSDDS) sensory panels' damage detection capabilities and includes an autonomous inspection capability utilizing cameras and dynamic computer vision algorithms to verify system health. This will improve the safety of future missions.
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