Reinforcement learning in spacecraft control applications: Advances, prospects, and challenges

M Tipaldi, R Iervolino, PR Massenio - Annual Reviews in Control, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents and analyzes Reinforcement Learning (RL) based approaches to solve
spacecraft control problems. Different application fields are considered, eg, guidance …

Survey of machine learning techniques in spacecraft control design

M Shirobokov, S Trofimov, M Ovchinnikov - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a survey on the machine learning techniques in spacecraft control design is
given. Among the applications of machine learning on the subject are the design of optimal …

Phasing parameter analysis for satellite collision avoidance in starlink and kuiper constellations

J Liang, AU Chaudhry… - 2021 IEEE 4th 5G world …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The phasing parameter F determines the relative phasing between satellites in different
orbital planes and thereby affects the relative position of the satellites in a constellation. The …

PPO-Based Dynamic Control of Uncertain Floating Platforms in Zero-G Environment

M Ramezani, MA Alandihallaj… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the field of space exploration, floating platforms play a crucial role in scientific
investigations and technological advancements. However, controlling these platforms in …

Multi-agent Q-Learning control of spacecraft formation flying reconfiguration trajectories

M Kankashvar, H Bolandi, N Mozayani - Advances in Space Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel approach based on multi-agent reinforcement learning for
spacecraft formation flying reconfiguration tracking problems. In this scheme, spacecrafts …

Reinforcement learning-based satellite formation attitude control under multi-constraint

Y Cai, KS Low, Z Wang - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As the complexity of space missions increases, the constraints on satellite attitude control
become more stringent, particularly for satellites working in orbit formation. This paper …

Surrogate model-based calibration of a flying Earth observation satellite

F Antonello, D Segneri, V Reggestad - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract At the European Space Agency (ESA), Modeling and Simulation (M&S) plays a
fundamental role during the lifetime of a spacecraft, being used from the design phase to the …

Optimal deployment of heterogeneous microsatellite constellation based on Kuhn-Munkres and simulated annealing algorithms

S Liu, T Meng, Z Jin, R Song - Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Heterogeneous constellations are composed of satellites with different structures or
satellites carrying payloads with different functions. Different appearances of satellites and …

[HTML][HTML] Towards fully autonomous orbit management for low-earth orbit satellites based on neuro-evolutionary algorithms and deep reinforcement learning

A Kyuroson, A Banerjee, NA Tafanidis… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recent advances in space technology are focusing on fully autonomous, real-time, long-
term orbit management and mission planning for large-scale satellite constellations in Low …

A Deep Q‐Network‐Based Collaborative Control Research for Smart Ammunition Formation

J Shen, B Zhang, Q Zhu, P Chen - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The smart ammunition formation (SAF) system model usually has the characteristics of
complexity, time variation, and nonlinearity. With the consideration of random factors, such …