Real-Time Optimal Approach and Capture of ENVISAT Based on Neural Networks

A neural network-based controller is developed to enable a chaser spacecraft to approach and capture a disabled Environmental Satellite (ENVISAT). This task is conventionally tackled by framing it as an optimal control problem. However, the optimization of such a problem is computationally expensive...

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Main Authors: Hongjue Li, Yunfeng Dong, Peiyun Li
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8165147
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description A neural network-based controller is developed to enable a chaser spacecraft to approach and capture a disabled Environmental Satellite (ENVISAT). This task is conventionally tackled by framing it as an optimal control problem. However, the optimization of such a problem is computationally expensive and not suitable for onboard implementation. In this work, a learning-based approach is used to rapidly generate the control outputs of the controller based on a series of training samples. These training samples are generated by solving multiple optimal control problems with successive iterations. Then, Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural networks are designed to mimic this optimal control strategy from the generated data. Compared with a traditional controller, the neural network controller is able to generate real-time high-quality control policies by simply passing the input through the feedforward neural network.
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spelling doaj-art-7c38d2abf14e4365b6c8c649bd9cbbff2025-02-03T06:08:07ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742020-01-01202010.1155/2020/81651478165147Real-Time Optimal Approach and Capture of ENVISAT Based on Neural NetworksHongjue Li0Yunfeng Dong1Peiyun Li2School of Astronautics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaA neural network-based controller is developed to enable a chaser spacecraft to approach and capture a disabled Environmental Satellite (ENVISAT). This task is conventionally tackled by framing it as an optimal control problem. However, the optimization of such a problem is computationally expensive and not suitable for onboard implementation. In this work, a learning-based approach is used to rapidly generate the control outputs of the controller based on a series of training samples. These training samples are generated by solving multiple optimal control problems with successive iterations. Then, Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural networks are designed to mimic this optimal control strategy from the generated data. Compared with a traditional controller, the neural network controller is able to generate real-time high-quality control policies by simply passing the input through the feedforward neural network.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8165147
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Real-Time Optimal Approach and Capture of ENVISAT Based on Neural Networks
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title Real-Time Optimal Approach and Capture of ENVISAT Based on Neural Networks
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