Collection
AI Empowered Activities in Space
Description:
Several milestones in AI technologies, such as AlphaGo and ChatGPT, have been seen in only during the last few years, predictably revolutionizing the ways that all walks of life evolve. It has been realized that AI has also become an increasingly important tool in the exploration and utilization of space. The combination of AI and space technology is enhancing human capability in ways that were once thought to be impossible. However, it is worth noting that some special characteristics of space applications, e.g., constrained weight/size of payloads of space vehicles, the diverse harsh environment of different tasks, and high demand of reliability for various activities, etc., all pose significant challenges on the existing AI technologies. Although recent years have witnessed a series of remarkable breakthroughs on AI in space applications, e.g., autonomous exploration algorithms of NASA's Perseverance Mars (2021), machine learning for space-based remote data analysis (2022), and the cislunar autonomous positioning system (2022), it is still far away from an acceptable maturity compared to other fields.
This topical collection aims at soliciting articles that relate the AI-Empowered Activities in Space and address topics within its scope including, but not limited to, the following:
- Intelligent perception/identification of space vehicles;
- Intelligent control/manipulation of space vehicles;
- Intelligent planning/decisions of space vehicles;
- Autonomous cooperation/collaboration of multiple space vehicles;
- AI in on-orbit deployment/operation/inspection;
- Intelligent human-machine interaction in space;
- Autonomous exploration of planetary vehicles;
- Other AI-empowered activities in space.
Keywords: Intelligent Perception/Identification; Intelligent Control/Manipulation; Learning-Based Algorithms; Intelligent Planning/Decisions; Autonomous Cooperation/Collaboration; Autonomous Exploration; Human-Machine Interaction; On-Orbit Deployment.
Editors
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Jianan Yang
Dr. Jianan Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China He received the B.S. degree in Harbin Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. degree in aeronautical and astronautical science and technology with the School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology. In 2022, he joined the the School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, where he is currently an Associate Professor. His research interests include stochastic switched systems, intelligent control systems, reinforcement learning and their applications. He is a member of IEEE SMC Autonomous Bionic Flight Robot Committee.
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Ming Liu
Prof. Ming Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China He received the B.S. degree in information and computing science and the M.S. degree in operational research and cybernetics from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2009. He joined the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2010, where he is currently a Professor. His current research interests include networked control systems, fault detection and fault tolerant control, and sliding mode control.
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Lixian Zhang
Prof. Lixian Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China He received the Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2006. From Jan 2007 to Sept 2008, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department Mechanical Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada. He was a Visiting Professor at the Process Systems Engineering Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, from February 2012 to March 2013. Since January 2009, he has been with Harbin Institute of Technology, where he is currently full professor and vice dean of School of Astronautics.
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**bin Cao
Prof. **bin Cao, Harbin Institute of Technology, China He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in materials science and engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 1985, 1988, and 1991, respectively.,Since 1991, he has been with the School of Astronautics, HIT, where he is currently a Full Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology. Since 2009, he has been the Dean of the Astronautics School, HIT, where he has been the Vice President of HIT, since 2019. He was selected as an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, in 2019.
