Satellite Scheduling Problems: A survey of applications in Earth and outer space observation

B Ferrari, JF Cordeau, M Delorme, M Iori… - Computers & Operations …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the growing interest in leveraging space technologies to provide both knowledge and
services, the need for efficient space mission management also increases. Among all the …

Auction-based and distributed optimization approaches for scheduling observations in satellite constellations with exclusive orbit portions

G Picard - arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.03548, 2021 - arxiv.org
We investigate the use of multi-agent allocation techniques on problems related to Earth
observation scenarios with multiple users and satellites. We focus on the problem of …

Optimal Agile Satellite Target Scheduling with Learned Dynamics

MA Stephenson, H Schaub - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Target sequencing is an important aspect of agile Earth-observing satellite scheduling. The
objective of the problem is to find a feasible imaging sequence that maximizes the …

[PDF][PDF] BSK-RL: Modular, High-Fidelity Reinforcement Learning Environments for Spacecraft Tasking

MA Stephenson, H Schaub - 75th International Astronautical …, 2024 - hanspeterschaub.info
Reinforcement learning (RL) is a highly adaptable framework for generating autonomous
agents across a wide domain of problems. While RL has been successfully applied to highly …

[PDF][PDF] Reinforcement Learning For Earth-Observing Satellite Autonomy With Event-Based Task Intervals

M Stephenson, H Schaub - AAS Rocky Mountain GN&C …, 2024 - hanspeterschaub.info
Advances in target scheduling algorithms are necessary to fully utilize the capabilities of
agile Earth-observing satellites. While most current approaches preplan sequences of target …

Bottom-up mechanism and improved contract net protocol for dynamic task planning of heterogeneous earth observation resources

B Liu, M Deng, G Wu, X Pei, H Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Earth observation resources are becoming increasingly indispensable in disaster relief,
damage assessment, and other related domains. Many unpredictable factors, such as …

Scheduling of Earth observing satellites using distributed constraint optimization

S Krigman, T Grinshpoun, L Dery - Journal of Scheduling, 2024 - Springer
Earth observation satellites (EOS) are satellites equipped with optical sensors that orbit the
Earth to take photographs of particular areas at the request of users. With the development …

Task Allocation in Customer-led Two-sided Markets with Satellite Constellation Services

J Qiao, Z Cao, D de Jonge, R Kowalczyk - arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.13364, 2025 - arxiv.org
Multi-agent systems (MAS) are increasingly applied to complex task allocation in two-sided
markets, where agents such as companies and customers interact dynamically. Traditional …

Going Beyond Mono-Mission Earth Observation: Using the Multi-Agent Paradigm to Federate Multiple Missions

JL Farges, FS Perotto, C Pralet, G Picard… - … on Autonomous Agents …, 2024 - hal.science
We envision a multi-agent federation layer to coordinate systems composed of independent
Earth observation missions. The goal of this federation is to allow clients requesting …

Towards Self-Organisation in Multi-Task Scheduling for Multi-Satellite Missions

A Chatterjee - … Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The imaging tasks performed by Earth Observation Satellites (EOSs) are highly dynamic in
terms of task success uncertainties arising from sensor malfunctions or weather conditions …