用AI预测太空机器人轨迹,提速60%以上。
Deep Learning Warm Starts for Trajectory Optimization on the International Space Station
- 用神经网络学习轨迹优化结构,快速生成初始解。
- 在轨测试中降低60%求解迭代次数,障碍场景降50%。
- 首个太空实测的机器学习加速轨迹优化方案,适合航天自主控制研究者。
轨迹优化是现代机器人自主的核心,可在实时内计算满足安全与物理约束的路径与控制。但因计算量大,尚未广泛应用于航天任务。本文首次在国际空间站(ISS)对自由飞行机器人Astrobee实现了基于机器学习的暖启动加速轨迹优化。提出一种数据驱动最优控制方法,训练神经网络学习使用序列凸规划(SCP)求解的轨迹生成问题结构。在轨运行时,该网络预测初始解,由SCP求解器确保系统安全性。训练后的网络使包含旋转动力学的情况求解迭代减少60%,在训练分布内的障碍物场景减少50%。本工作标志着学习型控制在航天应用中的重要进展,为未来自主导航与控制的机器学习应用奠定基础。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Trajectory optimization is a cornerstone of modern robot autonomy, enabling systems to compute trajectories and controls in real-time while respecting safety and physical constraints. However, it has seen limited usage in spaceflight applications due to its heavy computational demands that exceed the capability of most flight computers. In this work, we provide results on the first in-space demonstration of using machine learning-based warm starts for accelerating trajectory optimization for the Astrobee free-flying robot onboard the International Space Station (ISS). We formulate a data-driven optimal control approach that trains a neural network to learn the structure of the trajectory generation problem being solved using sequential convex programming (SCP). Onboard, this trained neural network predicts solutions for the trajectory generation problem and relies on using the SCP solver to enforce safety constraints for the system. Our trained network reduces the number of solver iterations required for convergence in cases including rotational dynamics by 60% and in cases with obstacles drawn from the training distribution of the warm start model by 50%. This work represents a significant milestone in the use of learning-based control for spaceflight applications and a stepping stone for future advances in the use of machine learning for autonomous guidance, navigation, & control.
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