Large constellations of small satellites: A survey of near future challenges and missions

G Curzi, D Modenini, P Tortora - Aerospace, 2020 - mdpi.com
Constellations of satellites are being proposed in large numbers; most of them are expected
to be in orbit within the next decade. They will provide communication to unserved and …

A survey on formation control of small satellites

GP Liu, S Zhang - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper comprehensively reviews the state-of-the-art development in formation control of
small satellites. Satellite formation flying, distributed satellite systems, and fractionated …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence for trusted autonomous satellite operations

K Thangavel, R Sabatini, A Gardi, K Ranasinghe… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
for aerospace applications have brought about new opportunities for the fast-growing …

Outer space digital logistics system

GL Small, JF Van Oss, JA Regenor… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for verifying and authenticating additive manu factured products
utilizing extraterrestrial communication including generating a product geometry file …

Optimization-based scheduling method for agile earth-observing satellite constellation

DH Cho, JH Kim, HL Choi, J Ahn - Journal of Aerospace Information …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
This Paper proposes a two-step binary linear programming formulation for task scheduling
of a constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites and demonstrates its applicability and …

Architectures and synchronization techniques for distributed satellite systems: A survey

LM Marrero, JC Merlano-Duncan, J Querol… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cohesive Distributed Satellite Systems (CDSSs) is a key enabling technology for the future
of remote sensing and communication missions. However, they have to meet strict …

Trusted autonomous operations of distributed satellite systems using optical sensors

K Thangavel, D Spiller, R Sabatini, S Amici, N Longepe… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent developments in Distributed Satellite Systems (DSS) have undoubtedly increased
mission value due to the ability to reconfigure the spacecraft cluster/formation and …

Optimization of reconfigurable satellite constellations using simulated annealing and genetic algorithm

SW Paek, S Kim, O de Weck - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agile Earth observation can be achieved with responsiveness in satellite launches, sensor
pointing, or orbit reconfiguration. This study presents a framework for designing …

Internet of satellites (IoSat): Analysis of network models and routing protocol requirements

JAR de Azúa, A Calveras, A Camps - IEEE access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The space segment has been evolved from monolithic to distributed satellite systems. One of
these distributed systems is called the federated satellite system (FSS) which aims at …

Passive electro-optical tracking of resident space objects for distributed satellite systems autonomous navigation

KF Hussain, K Thangavel, A Gardi, R Sabatini - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autonomous navigation (AN) and manoeuvring are increasingly important in distributed
satellite systems (DSS) in order to avoid potential collisions with space debris and other …