Characterizing Geological Work Practices and Decision-Making Processes to Inform Exploration Extravehicular Activity

Jakob Swilley, Leia Stirling, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Robotics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

Published online on January 06, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, Ahead of Print.
Future planetary exploration extravehicular activity (EVA) will require crew to perform field geology to accomplish mission science goals. However, science operations will be constrained by the EVA environment and may conflict with how field geology has ...