Agile earth observation satellite scheduling over 20 years: Formulations, methods, and future directions

X Wang, G Wu, L **ng, W Pedrycz - IEEE Systems Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Agile satellites with advanced attitude maneuvering capability are the new generation of
earth observation satellites (EOSs). The continuous improvement in satellite technology and …

Biased random-key genetic algorithms: A review

MA Londe, LS Pessoa, CE Andrade… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper is a comprehensive literature review of Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms
(BRKGA). BRKGA is a metaheuristic that employs random-key-based chromosomes with …

An improved adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for multiple agile satellites scheduling

L He, X Liu, G Laporte, Y Chen, Y Chen - Computers & Operations …, 2018 - Elsevier
The multiple agile satellites scheduling problem is a time-dependent scheduling problem
which is considerably more difficult than the single agile satellite scheduling problem, due to …

A cluster-based genetic optimization method for satellite range scheduling system

Y Song, J Ou, J Wu, Y Wu, L **ng, Y Chen - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of the satellite industry, how to effectively manage satellites has
become an essential issue for ground operation management. By using the k-means …

An improved genetic algorithm for the integrated satellite imaging and data transmission scheduling problem

J Zhang, L **ng - Computers & Operations Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The study of Integrated Satellite Imaging and Data Transmission Scheduling
Problem (ISIDTSP) has assumed increasing importance due to the growing number of …

Deep reinforcement learning and parameter transfer based approach for the multi-objective agile earth observation satellite scheduling problem

L Wei, Y Chen, M Chen, Y Chen - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
The agile earth observation satellite scheduling problem (AEOSSP) consists of selecting
and scheduling a number of tasks from a set of user requests in order to optimize one or …

A mixed integer linear programming model for multi-satellite scheduling

X Chen, G Reinelt, G Dai, A Spitz - European Journal of Operational …, 2019 - Elsevier
We address the multi-satellite scheduling problem with limited observation capacities that
arises from the need to observe a set of targets on the Earth's surface using imaging …

Knowledge-transfer based genetic programming algorithm for multi-objective dynamic agile earth observation satellite scheduling problem

L Wei, M Chen, L **ng, Q Wan, Y Song, Y Chen… - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The multi-objective dynamic agile earth observation satellite scheduling problem (MO-
DAEOSSP) aims to schedule a set of real-time arrival requests and form a reasonable …

Unrelated parallel machine scheduling with multiple time windows: An application to earth observation satellite scheduling

J Wang, G Song, Z Liang, E Demeulemeester… - Computers & Operations …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate a variant of the unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem
with multiple time windows that is widely employed in the scheduling of earth observation …

Agile earth observation satellite scheduling: An orienteering problem with time-dependent profits and travel times

G Peng, R Dewil, C Verbeeck, A Gunawan… - Computers & Operations …, 2019 - Elsevier
The scheduling problem of an Agile Earth Observation Satellite is to schedule a subset of
weighted observation tasks with each a specific “profit” in order to maximize the total …