Reconfigurable Satellite Constellation Design for Disaster Monitoring Using Physical Programming

Data collection by satellites during and after a natural disaster is of great significance. In this work, a reconfigurable satellite constellation is designed for disaster monitoring, and satellites in the constellation are made to fly directly overhead of the disaster site through orbital transfer....

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Main Authors: Xiangyue He, Haiyang Li, Luyi Yang, Jian Zhao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8813685
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description Data collection by satellites during and after a natural disaster is of great significance. In this work, a reconfigurable satellite constellation is designed for disaster monitoring, and satellites in the constellation are made to fly directly overhead of the disaster site through orbital transfer. By analyzing the space geometry relations between satellite orbit and an arbitrary disaster site, a mathematical model for orbital transfer and overhead monitoring is established. Due to the unpredictability of disasters, target sites evenly spaced on the Earth are considered as all possible disaster scenarios, and the optimal reconfigurable constellation is designed with the intention to minimize total velocity increment, maximum and mean reconfiguration time, and standard deviation of reconfiguration times for all target sites. To deal with this multiobjective optimization, a physical programming method together with a genetic algorithm is employed. Numerical results are obtained through the optimization, and different observation modes of the reconfigurable constellation are analyzed by a specific case. Superiority of our design is demonstrated by comparing with the existing literature, and excellent observation performance of the reconfigurable constellation is demonstrated.
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spelling doaj-art-746d03ed47854b4cabb34bebe85fb1c42025-08-20T02:07:27ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88136858813685Reconfigurable Satellite Constellation Design for Disaster Monitoring Using Physical ProgrammingXiangyue He0Haiyang Li1Luyi Yang2Jian Zhao3College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, ChinaData collection by satellites during and after a natural disaster is of great significance. In this work, a reconfigurable satellite constellation is designed for disaster monitoring, and satellites in the constellation are made to fly directly overhead of the disaster site through orbital transfer. By analyzing the space geometry relations between satellite orbit and an arbitrary disaster site, a mathematical model for orbital transfer and overhead monitoring is established. Due to the unpredictability of disasters, target sites evenly spaced on the Earth are considered as all possible disaster scenarios, and the optimal reconfigurable constellation is designed with the intention to minimize total velocity increment, maximum and mean reconfiguration time, and standard deviation of reconfiguration times for all target sites. To deal with this multiobjective optimization, a physical programming method together with a genetic algorithm is employed. Numerical results are obtained through the optimization, and different observation modes of the reconfigurable constellation are analyzed by a specific case. Superiority of our design is demonstrated by comparing with the existing literature, and excellent observation performance of the reconfigurable constellation is demonstrated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8813685
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