ACOR – AI-enabled Cyber-Physical In-Orbit Self-Recovering Factory
01.08.2022
Robot and AI-supported system testing enables errors to be detected early on and the integration process, including corrective measures, to be adjusted autonomously.
Project Overview
The ACOR project builds on its predecessors and focuses on investigating fundamental methods for Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) in an in-orbit factory context. The objective is autonomous production of modular satellite components in space with high fault tolerance and minimal human intervention.
Project Duration
August 2022 - Octobre 2024
Key Technical Areas
- Development of AI-based fault detection & recovery methods for both process and component levels in the in-orbit factory.
- Implementation of a digital process twin that orchestrates assembly, integration and test (AIT) processes in orbit.
- Teleoperation with adaptive virtual fixtures enabling ground operators to intervene via force-feedback in case of non-recoverable failures.
- Automated small-satellite production using modular components and significantly reduced time from order to operation in orbit.
Consortium
- Technische Universität München (Coordination)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
Outlook
The outcomes of ACOR provide the foundation for future on-orbit factories with elevated levels of autonomy, scalable production, and self-recovery. These developments will enable faster mission turnaround, higher flexibility, and greater competitiveness in the space sector.
Funding
ACOR is funded by the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) and the Deutsches Luft und Raumfahrt Zentrum (DLR).
Publications (show)
Maximilian Mühlbauer, Florian Leutert, Christian Plesker, Luis Xaver Wiedmann, Alessandro Massimo Giordano, Joao Silverio, Thomas Hulin, Freek Stulp, Jonas Voges, Robert Knobloch, Klaus Schilling, Benjamin Schleich, Alin Albu-Schäffer
Digitalisierung der Raumfahrt
(2023)
https://elib.dlr.de/202728/
Florian Kempf, Maximilian Mühlbauer, Thomas Dasbach, Florian Leutert, Thomas Hulin,Ribin Radhakrishna Balachandran, Martin Wende, Reiner Anderl, Klaus Schilling, Alin Albu-Schäffer
Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, 2021
(2021)
https://elib.dlr.de/144939/
Maximilian Mühlbauer, Florian Leutert, Christian Plesker, Thomas Hulin, Maximilian Maier,Maxime Chalon, João Silvério, Klaus Schilling, Benjamin Schleich, Alin Albu-Schäffer
76th International Astronautical Congress 2025
(1970)
p. 1-11
https://elib.dlr.de/217628/
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