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Wind Based Navigation for Zero-Pressure Stratospheric Balloons Using Reinforcement learning
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Space Technology.
2019 (English)In: Acta Astronomica, ISSN 0001-5237Article in journal (Refereed) Submitted
Abstract [en]

The horizontal motion of the balloon is governed by the winds at the float altitude. In order to navigate, and change the direction of balloon flight, knowledge of the wind environment around the balloon is needed. The real time navigation and control of zero-pressure balloons is a challenging task as there are no sensors that can be used onboard the balloon to provide real knowledge of the wind environment. Further, their is no active actuation possible and the resources available for passive actuation are limited. These constraints makes the balloon flight difficult and inflexible. In this paper, a solution to this problem of balloon navigation, and its path planning is presented by using data from ECMWF in combination with reinforcement learning. Data from ECMWF gives an overview of almost real-time environment and a reinforcement learning algorithm help in optimizing the passive actuation resources.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019.
Keywords [en]
Reinforcement learning, balloon, Stratospheric winds
National Category
Aerospace Engineering
Research subject
Onboard space systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-76542OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76542DiVA, id: diva2:1366273
Funder
Swedish National Space Board, 3941025Available from: 2019-10-28 Created: 2019-10-28 Last updated: 2022-03-14
In thesis
1. Autonomous Navigation System for High Altitude Balloons
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Autonomous Navigation System for High Altitude Balloons
2019 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Luleå tekniska universitet, 2019. p. 150
Series
Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology 1 jan 1997 → …, ISSN 1402-1544
National Category
Aerospace Engineering
Research subject
Onboard space systems
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-76476 (URN)978-91-7790-486-1 (ISBN)978-91-7790-487-8 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-01-24, IRF Aula, Kiruna, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2019-10-23 Created: 2019-10-22 Last updated: 2023-01-23Bibliographically approved

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