The growing interest in Artificial Intelligence is pervading several domains of technology and robotics research. Only recently has the space community started to investigate deep …
In recent years, space research has shifted heavily its focus towards enhanced autonomy on- board spacecrafts for on-orbit servicing activities (OOS). OOS and proximity operations …
The growing ferment towards enhanced autonomy on-board spacecrafts is driving the research of leading space agencies. Concurrently, the rapid developments of Artificial …
The space community is moving forward with the development of in-orbit servicing and removal technologies to enable the circular economy in space and improve future space …
This paper investigates the problem of on-orbit spacecraft inspection using a single free- flying deputy spacecraft, equipped with an optical sensor, whose controller is a neural …
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As the number of spacecraft on orbit continues to grow, it is challenging for human operators to constantly monitor and plan for all missions. Autonomous control methods such as …
Recent research using Reinforcement Learning (RL) to learn autonomous control for spacecraft operations has shown great success. However, a recent study showed their …
While reinforcement learning (RL) offers high-performance solutions to complex tasks, its trial-and-error paradigm presents safety concerns when exploring unsafe states may be …
Innovative lightweight and model-free guidance algorithms are essential to achieve full autonomy of spacecraft and address future space exploration challenges. In the near future …