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JACIII Vol.15 No.8 pp. 1140-1148
doi: 10.20965/jaciii.2011.p1140
(2011)

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Multi-Objective Scheduling for Space Science Missions

Mark D. Johnston* and Mark E. Giuliano**

*Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA

**Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21219, USA

Received:
May 15, 2011
Accepted:
August 13, 2011
Published:
October 20, 2011
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Keywords:
scheduling, optimization, multi-objective optimization, evolutionary algorithms
Abstract
We have developed an architecture called MUSE (Multi-User Scheduling Environment) to enable the integration of multi-objective evolutionary algorithms with existing domain planning and scheduling tools. Our approach is intended to make it possible to reuse existing software, while obtaining the advantages of multi-objective optimization algorithms. This approach enables multiple participants to actively engage in the optimization process, each representing one or more objectives in the optimization problem. As initial applications, we apply our approach to scheduling the James Webb Space Telescope, where three objectives aremodeled: minimizing wasted time, minimizing the number of observations that miss their last planning opportunity in a year, and minimizing the (vector) build up of angularmomentumthat would necessitate the use of mission critical propellant to dump the momentum. As a second application area, we model aspects of the Cassini science planning process, including the trade-off between collecting data (subject to onboard recorder capacity) and transmitting saved data to Earth. A third mission application is that of scheduling the Cluster 4-spacecraft constellation plasma experiment. In this paper we describe our overall architecture and our adaptations for these different application domains. We also describe our plans for applying this approach to other science mission planning and scheduling problems in the future.
Cite this article as:
M. Johnston and M. Giuliano, “Multi-Objective Scheduling for Space Science Missions,” J. Adv. Comput. Intell. Intell. Inform., Vol.15 No.8, pp. 1140-1148, 2011.
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