让联邦学习在卫星网络中高效运行,实现分布式智能与通信提速9倍。
Bringing Federated Learning to Space
- 提出适配轨道环境的联邦学习框架,改造经典算法应对星间断连与轨道运动。
- 100颗卫星规模下性能接近集中式理想,训练周期从数月缩短至数天。
- 适合未来大规模卫星星座任务,助力自主、抗干扰的智能太空系统。
随着低地球轨道(LEO)卫星星座迅速扩展至数百甚至数千颗航天器,分布式星上机器学习成为解决下行链路带宽限制的关键。联邦学习(FL)为卫星网络协同模型训练提供了可行框架。在太空中应用其优势需应对轨道运动带来的间歇连接等特殊约束。本文首次系统分析了现成联邦学习算法在卫星星座部署中的可行性。我们提出了一个全面的“空间化”框架,将地面通用算法(FedAvg、FedProx、FedBuff)适配至轨道环境,形成可运行于轨道的联邦学习算法套件。通过在768种星座配置下进行大规模参数扫描,涵盖集群数(1-10)、每集群卫星数(1-10)及地面站网络(1-13),验证结果表明,经空间化处理的联邦学习算法可高效扩展至100颗卫星规模,性能接近集中式理想状态。多月训练周期被压缩至数日,实现9倍速度提升,归因于轨道调度与集群内本地协调。研究为未来任务设计者提供关键洞见,推动更自主、弹性、数据驱动的卫星运行。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
As Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations rapidly expand to hundreds and thousands of spacecraft, the need for distributed on-board machine learning becomes critical to address downlink bandwidth limitations. Federated learning (FL) offers a promising framework to conduct collaborative model training across satellite networks. Realizing its benefits in space naturally requires addressing space-specific constraints, from intermittent connectivity to dynamics imposed by orbital motion. This work presents the first systematic feasibility analysis of adapting off-the-shelf FL algorithms for satellite constellation deployment. We introduce a comprehensive "space-ification" framework that adapts terrestrial algorithms (FedAvg, FedProx, FedBuff) to operate under orbital constraints, producing an orbital-ready suite of FL algorithms. We then evaluate these space-ified methods through extensive parameter sweeps across 768 constellation configurations that vary cluster sizes (1-10), satellites per cluster (1-10), and ground station networks (1-13). Our analysis demonstrates that space-adapted FL algorithms efficiently scale to constellations of up to 100 satellites, achieving performance close to the centralized ideal. Multi-month training cycles can be reduced to days, corresponding to a 9x speedup through orbital scheduling and local coordination within satellite clusters. These results provide actionable insights for future mission designers, enabling distributed on-board learning for more autonomous, resilient, and data-driven satellite operations.
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