Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 10103: Research on the Reconfiguration Method of Space-Based Exploration Satellite Constellations for Moving Target Tracking at Sea

Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 10103: Research on the Reconfiguration Method of Space-Based Exploration Satellite Constellations for Moving Target Tracking at Sea

Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app131810103

Authors: Yao Wang Junren Luo Xueqiang Gu Wanpeng Zhang

In addressing the challenge of tracking moving targets at sea, our focus has been directed towards the development of a reconstruction methodology founded upon satellite orbital manoeuvres. This endeavour has led us to devise a predictive model for manoeuvres within a geographic coordinate system, alongside the creation of a three-phase orbital manoeuvre model. A Non-dominant Sorting Adaptive Memetic (NSAM) algorithm is proposed in this paper, which is a two-layer multi-objective optimization algorithm that retains the advantages of evolutionary algorithms based on the population’s evolution and has an excellent local optimization ability of local search algorithms. The proposed algorithm can be used to solve multi-objective optimization problems. By comparing the target observation results before and after the satellite reconstruction simulation, it can be concluded that the orbital manoeuvring can effectively improve the observation probability and observation duration of the target at a certain speed. The orbital manoeuvre model created in this paper provides a certain methodical support for the tracking problem of moving targets at sea.