Technology / Intelligence

AI across the survey lifecycle

The technology stack connects target discovery, mission planning, autonomous operations, sensor fusion, and resource ranking into one decision system.

Model
Coordinate
Rank
Orbital mission planning diagram for asteroid survey operations
SYSTEM / MISSION INTELLIGENCEPlan, observe, interpret

Overview / Intelligence

A clear path from evidence to action

AI-driven target identification, coordinated drone surveys, multi-sensor mapping, and evidence-based resource ranking.

01

Target intelligence

Screen catalogs and mission constraints to prioritize candidate objects.

02

Autonomous coordination

Allocate survey roles across lightweight, tool-specific drones.

03

Sensor fusion

Combine visual, spectral, lidar, magnetic, and gravity observations.

Autonomous multisensor network mapping an asteroid

01 / Mission planning

Turn constraints into survey coverage

Survey planning models trajectories, communications, illumination, rotation, and sensor geometry so each close-range pass contributes useful evidence.

  • Trajectory and coverage planning
  • Communications and task allocation
  • Adaptive observation priorities

02 / Interpretation

Rank resources with confidence attached

AI-assisted analysis can compare multiple evidence sources while preserving uncertainty. The output is not a promise of composition; it is a ranked case for where validation should happen next.

  • Multi-sensor evidence alignment
  • Confidence-aware resource maps
  • Candidate-zone ranking

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