This paper addresses the rendezvous and proximity operations constellation assignment problem by developing a responsive utility function for tasking a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to several spacecraft servicing tasks. The paper develops the utility function that considers both score of servicing resident space object spacecraft in conjunction with the associated cost. A highly capable and operationally relevant task allocation method, called the consensus-based bundle algorithm, is leveraged for distributed processing and task allocation. This paper demonstrates that this methodology provides a robust technique for rendezvous and proximity operations scheduling within resource-constrained agent constellations.
Resource-Constrained Constellation Scheduling for Rendezvous and Servicing Operations
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics ; 45 , 7 ; 1202-1212
2022-03-15
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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