Multiple agent-based autonomy for satellite constellations
Multiple agent-based autonomy for satellite constellations
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10.1016/s0004-3702(02)00382-x
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2000-09
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T. Schetter;M. Campbell;Derek M. Surka
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作者：
T. Schetter;M. Campbell;Derek M. Surka
在不久的将来，可以预见多种高度自主的卫星系统，因为它们具有更高的性能、更低的成本、更好的容错性、可重构性和可升级性。本文提出了一种体系结构和多智能体设计与仿真环境，它将使基于智能体的多卫星系统能够完成其复杂的任务目标，称为ObjectAgentTM。它的应用显示了分布式孔径雷达任务，尽管它的适用性跨越许多类型的任务。描述了雷达任务所需的航天器功能、软件代理和多代理组织以及它们的实现。基于代理的任务案例模拟展示了多代理体系结构的自主操作，然后可以用来构建、评估和比较多个卫星系统的自主软件体系结构。
Multiple, highly autonomous, satellite systems are envisioned in the near future because they are capable of higher performance, lower cost, better fault tolerance, reconfigurability and upgradability. This paper presents an architecture and multi-agent design and simulation environment that will enable agent-based multi-satellite systems to fulfill their complex mission objectives, termed ObjectAgentTM. Its application is shown for a distributed aperture radar mission, although its applicability spans many types of missions. Required spacecraft functions, software agents, and multi-agent organisations are described for the radar mission, as well as their implementation. Agent-based simulations of mission case studies show the autonomous operation of the multi-agent architecture, which can then be used to build, evaluate and compare autonomous software architectures for multiple satellite systems.