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Infusing artificial intelligence algorithms into production aerospace systems can be challenging due to costs, timelines, and a risk‐averse industry. We introduce the Onboard Artificial Intelligence Research (OnAIR) platform, an open‐source software pipeline and cognitive architecture tool that enables full life cycle AI research for on‐board intelligent systems. We begin with a description and user walk‐through of the OnAIR tool. Next, we describe four use cases of OnAIR for both research and deployed onboard applications, detailing their use of OnAIR and the benefits it provided to the development and function of each respective scenario. Lastly, we describe two upcoming planned deployments which will leverage OnAIR for crucial mission outcomes. We conclude with remarks on future work and goals for the forward progression of OnAIR as a tool to enable a larger AI and aerospace research community.
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; Firth, Connor 2 ; Adams, Caleb 3 ; Berck, James 4 ; Chase Jr, P. Timothy 1 ; Cassamajor‐Paul, Christian 5 ; Chertok, Rachael 6 ; Clough, Lily 7 ; Davis, Jonathan 8 ; De La Cruz, Melissa 9 ; Dosberg, Matthew 8 ; Gibson, Alan 1 ; Hammer, Jonathan 5 ; Haroon, Ibrahim 10 ; Johnson, Michael A. 5 ; Kempa, Brian 3 ; Marshall, James 1 ; Maynard, Patrick 8 ; McKinney, Brett 11 ; McKinney, Leyton 11 ; Monaghan, Michael 1 ; Onsay, Robin 4 ; Owens, Hayley 12 ; Pedrotty, Sam 4 ; Rogers, Daniel 8 ; Sultana, Mahmooda 5 ; Sinapov, Jivko 12 ; Theiling, Bethany 5 ; Woodard, Aaron 3 ; Zouloumian, Caroline 13 ; Williams, Connor 14 1 Space Autonomy Research (SPAR) Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
2 Space Autonomy Research (SPAR) Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA, Aurora Engineering, Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
3 NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), California, USA
4 NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, Texas, USA
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
6 University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
7 Aurora Engineering, Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
8 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
9 University of California, San Diego, California, USA
10 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
11 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
12 Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
13 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
14 Undergraduate student at University of Tulsa, Tulsa, USA