{"id":149761,"date":"2025-11-06T15:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=149761"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:45:53","slug":"cislune-partners-with-ucf-on-simulation-to-improve-decision-making-for-future-lunar-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/cislune-partners-with-ucf-on-simulation-to-improve-decision-making-for-future-lunar-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cislune Partners with UCF on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Born from the challenge of the Space Race, UCF was created to transform imagination into innovation and prepare people to launch humanity beyond its limits. Today, we are still are a place where our people\u2019s curiosity drives discovery, bold questions shape the future and exploration advances life on Earth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Founded to reach the moon, we\u2019re already on our way to the next frontier. Built for liftoff, America\u2019s Space University celebrates UCF Space Week Nov. 3-7.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-space-week \" style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-inverse text-inverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-5 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/10\/telescope-575x296-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two UCF researchers working on a telescope \" class=\"w-100\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Two UCF researchers working on a telescope \" class=\"w-100 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/10\/telescope-575x296-1.jpg\"><br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-7 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"w-75 mx-auto pt-3\">\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/10\/UCF-SpaceWeek-2025-WCB-WEB-72dpi.png\" alt=\"UCF Space Week | Nov 3-7, 2025\" class=\"w-100\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"UCF Space Week | Nov 3-7, 2025\" class=\"w-100 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/10\/UCF-SpaceWeek-2025-WCB-WEB-72dpi.png\">\n<p class=\"text-center pt-4 line-height-1 font-size-sm\">Where Global Leaders Unite to Boldly Forge the Future of Space\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr>\n<p>When humans return to the moon, they won\u2019t be alone. NASA will send robotic machines with them, and like all relationships, trust will be critical.<\/p>\n<p>Through a partnership with Cislune Inc., UCF is using immersive technologies to improve trust between humans and artificial intelligence for decision-making in space when circumstances are changing and data remains uncertain \u2014 ultimately ensuring astronaut safety and mission success.<\/p>\n<p>Led by UCF Associate Professor Gerd Bruder as principal investigator, Phase I of the project was funded through a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant in which UCF collaborated with Cislune to design and build a moon mission simulator. The system was used to refine human decision-making behavior and optimize interactions between astronauts and autonomous systems across the mission timeline.<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to help reduce cognitive workload for astronauts while enhancing critical data, such as breathable oxygen levels, propellant stores and rover range. It\u2019s also an example of how Knights are developing tech solutions that will propel humanity\u2019s possibilities in space, which UCF was founded to fuel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn future lunar missions, humans will be working in concert with highly autonomous machines \u2014 and both will be making decisions while inundated with data from an ever-growing network of sensors and computers,\u201d says Hiroshi Furuya, a UCF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/computer-science-phd\/\">computer science doctoral<\/a> student and graduate research assistant who worked on the project.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149769\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149769 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UCF computer science doctoral student Hiroshi Furuya.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-149769 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF computer science doctoral student Hiroshi Furuya.\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science.jpg 1200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/11\/Hiroshi-Furuya_computer-science-300x200.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Hiroshi Furuya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cislune provided insights into space mission operations from previous work with space robotics and rovers, while experts from UCF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sreal.ucf.edu\/\">Synthetic Reality Lab (SREAL)<\/a> supplied expertise in using virtual reality (VR) to create immersive simulations. The collaboration highlights how UCF often works with industry to generate collective impact.<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019s team leveraged interdisciplinary knowledge from computer science, engineering and human factors in healthcare \u2014 examining decision support systems designed for nurses and medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe healthcare research gave us an insightful window into how practitioners evaluate systems when risk and time pressure are critical features of the workplace, which has important connections for space health and missions,\u201d says Furuya, who was previously awarded a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship for his graduate studies.<\/p>\n<p>AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.ucf.edu\/people\/gregory-welch\/\">Gregory Welch<\/a>, co-director of SREAL, provided insights into factors that influence trust and the design of human subject experiments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find it fascinating how seemingly subtle changes in how relevant information is conveyed can impact trust and decision making,\u201d says Welch, a computer scientist and engineer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/nursing\/\">UCF\u2019s College of Nursing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The team studied how human-machine trust, uncertainty and decision-making intersect by using VR simulations. The resulting simulator prototype immerses users in a realistic, mission-relevant environment.<\/p>\n<p>The simulator could be crucial not only for the Artemis program, but also for future lunar and deep space exploration missions.<\/p>\n<p>Cislune and UCF have submitted a proposal for Phase II of the project, which will expand the simulator and conduct research studies to improve the way machine assistants can help astronauts make decisions under stress and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space 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