The state of the art of information integration in space applications

Z Bi, KL Yung, AWH Ip, YM Tang, CWJ Zhang… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to present a comprehensive survey on information integration (II) in space
informatics. With an ever-increasing scale and dynamics of complex space systems, II has …

Using artificial intelligence for space challenges: A survey

A Russo, G Lax - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Artificial intelligence is applied to many fields and contributes to many important applications
and research areas, such as intelligent data processing, natural language processing …

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 …

Autonomous closed-loop guidance using reinforcement learning in a low-thrust, multi-body dynamical environment

NB LaFarge, D Miller, KC Howell, R Linares - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Onboard autonomy is an essential component in enabling increasingly complex missions
into deep space. In nonlinear dynamical environments, computationally efficient guidance …

Deep reinforcement learning for rendezvous guidance with enhanced angles-only observability

H Yuan, D Li - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This research studies the application of reinforcement learning in spacecraft angles-only
rendezvous guidance in the presence of multiple constraints and uncertainties. To apply a …

Proximal policy optimization guidance algorithm for intercepting near-space maneuvering targets

W Chen, C Gao, W Jing - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper studies a novel guidance framework of the vehicle against a high-speed and
maneuvering target based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) considering the energy …

Autonomous spacecraft collision avoidance with a variable number of space debris based on safe reinforcement learning

C Mu, S Liu, M Lu, Z Liu, L Cui, K Wang - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The avoidance of multiple space debris collisions by autonomous spacecraft has garnered
significant interests worldwide. Applying deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to autonomous …

Deep Reinforcement Learning-based policy for autonomous imaging planning of small celestial bodies mapping

M Piccinin, P Lunghi, M Lavagna - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the problem of mapping unknown small celestial bodies while
autonomously navigating in their proximity with an optical camera. A Deep Reinforcement …

Learning prediction-correction guidance for impact time control

Z Liu, J Wang, S He, HS Shin, A Tsourdos - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the problem of impact-time-control and proposes a learning-based
computational guidance algorithm to solve this problem. The proposed guidance algorithm …

Missile guidance with assisted deep reinforcement learning for head-on interception of maneuvering target

W Li, Y Zhu, D Zhao - Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Springer
In missile guidance, pursuit performance is seriously degraded due to the uncertainty and
randomness in target maneuverability, detection delay, and environmental noise. In many …