[HTML][HTML] Deep learning and artificial neural networks for spacecraft dynamics, navigation and control

S Silvestrini, M Lavagna - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

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 …

Deep reinforcement learning for spacecraft proximity operations guidance

K Hovell, S Ulrich - Journal of spacecraft and rockets, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper introduces a guidance strategy for spacecraft proximity operations, which
leverages deep reinforcement learning, a branch of artificial intelligence. This technique …

[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 …

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 …

Data-driven image processing for onboard optical navigation around a binary asteroid

M Pugliatti, V Franzese, F Topputo - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
In this work data-driven image processing options for a CubeSat mission around a binary
asteroid system are investigated. The methods considered belong to two main branches of …

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 …

Relative navigation strategy about unknown and uncooperative targets

M Maestrini, MA De Luca, P Di Lizia - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
In recent years, space debris has become a threat for satellites operating in low Earth orbit.
Even by applying mitigation guidelines, their number will still increase over the course of the …