Planning for Agile Earth Observation Satellites
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چکیده
Agile Earth observation satellites are satellites orbiting Earth with the purpose to gather information of the Earth’s surface by slewing the satellite toward regions of interest. Constraints arise not only from dynamical and kinematic aspects of the satellite and its sensors. Regions of interest change over time and bad weather can conceal important observation targets. This results in a constant need to replan the satellite’s tasks and raises the desire to automatize this planning process. We consider the Earth observation problem with the help of the module extension of the numerical planning system Temporal Fast Downward. Complex satellite slew maneuvers are calculated within modules, while the planner selects and schedules the regions to be scanned. First results encourage deeper research in this area so that forthcoming satellite space missions can draw on automated planning to improve the performance of agile Earth observation tasks.
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