Review of advanced guidance and control algorithms for space/aerospace vehicles

R Chai, A Tsourdos, A Savvaris, S Chai, Y Xia… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design of advanced guidance and control (G&C) systems for space/aerospace vehicles
has received a large amount of attention worldwide during the last few decades and will …

Advances in trajectory optimization for space vehicle control

D Malyuta, Y Yu, P Elango, B Açıkmeşe - Annual Reviews in Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Space mission design places a premium on cost and operational efficiency. The
search for new science and life beyond Earth calls for spacecraft that can deliver scientific …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

Image-based deep reinforcement meta-learning for autonomous lunar landing

A Scorsoglio, A D'Ambrosio, L Ghilardi… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
Future exploration and human missions on large planetary bodies (eg, moon, Mars) will
require advanced guidance navigation and control algorithms for the powered descent …

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 …

Meta-reinforcement learning for adaptive spacecraft guidance during finite-thrust rendezvous missions

L Federici, A Scorsoglio, A Zavoli, R Furfaro - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a meta-reinforcement learning approach is investigated to design an adaptive
guidance algorithm capable of carrying out multiple rendezvous space missions …

Image-based meta-reinforcement learning for autonomous guidance of an asteroid impactor

L Federici, A Scorsoglio, L Ghilardi… - Journal of Guidance …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper focuses on the use of meta-reinforcement learning for the autonomous guidance
of a spacecraft during the terminal phase of an impact mission toward a binary asteroid …