Reinforcement learning for robust trajectory design of interplanetary missions

A Zavoli, L Federici - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper investigates the use of reinforcement learning for the robust design of low-thrust
interplanetary trajectories in presence of severe uncertainties and disturbances, alternately …

Real-time guidance for low-thrust transfers using deep neural networks

D Izzo, E Öztürk - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
We consider the Earth–Venus mass-optimal interplanetary transfer of a low-thrust spacecraft
and show that the optimal guidance can be represented by deep networks in a large portion …

Adaptive deep learning for high-dimensional Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman equations

T Nakamura-Zimmerer, Q Gong, W Kang - SIAM Journal on Scientific …, 2021 - SIAM
Computing optimal feedback controls for nonlinear systems generally requires solving
Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) equations, which are notoriously difficult when the state …

Deep learning techniques for autonomous spacecraft guidance during proximity operations

L Federici, B Benedikter, A Zavoli - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper investigates the use of deep learning techniques for real-time optimal spacecraft
guidance during terminal rendezvous maneuvers, in presence of both operational …

Algorithms of data generation for deep learning and feedback design: A survey

W Kang, Q Gong, T Nakamura-Zimmerer… - Physica D: Nonlinear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent research reveals that deep learning is an effective way of solving high dimensional
Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations. The resulting feedback control law in the form of a …

QRnet: Optimal regulator design with LQR-augmented neural networks

T Nakamura-Zimmerer, Q Gong… - IEEE Control Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter we propose a new computational method for designing optimal regulators for
high-dimensional nonlinear systems. The proposed approach leverages physics-informed …

Neural networks in time-optimal low-thrust interplanetary transfers

H Li, H Baoyin, F Topputo - Ieee Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, neural networks are trained to learn the optimal time, the initial costates, and
the optimal control law of time-optimal low-thrust interplanetary trajectories. The aim is to …

Optimization of reward shaping function based on genetic algorithm applied to a cross validated deep deterministic policy gradient in a powered landing guidance …

L Nugroho, R Andiarti, R Akmeliawati, AT Kutay… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
One major capability of a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) agent to control a specific
vehicle in an environment without any prior knowledge is decision-making based on a well …

Neural network optimal feedback control with guaranteed local stability

T Nakamura-Zimmerer, Q Gong… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent research shows that supervised learning can be an effective tool for designing near-
optimal feedback controllers for high-dimensional nonlinear dynamic systems. But the …

Metric to evaluate distribution shift from behavioral cloning for fuel-optimal landing policies

OS Mulekar, R Bevilacqua, H Cho - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of robust fuel-optimal feedback controllers for the pinpoint landing
problem has application to a variety of aerospace vehicles including lunar and planetary …