Advanced Sensing, Control, Autonomous and Fault Tolerant Technologies for Satellite Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: satellite communication; attitude determination; space solar power; small satellite; space situation awareness
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Dear Colleagues,
There has been an increasing focus on distributed satellite systems, formation flying, and constellation-based space applications—key enablers for Earth observation, communications, and scientific research. With this growth, there is a rising demand for the automation of satellite constellation operations. This includes mission execution, formation and orbit maintenance, collision avoidance through space situational awareness (SSA), and health monitoring systems for fault detection, isolation, and recovery. To meet these demands, new technologies are required to enhance coordination, improve operational safety, optimize mission efficiency, and automate operations with high reliability. However, the expansion of satellite launches has been accompanied by an increase in failure rates. Therefore, it is crucial to complement these emerging technologies with robust Verification and Validation (V&V) test beds to thoroughly evaluate the performance and reliability of these systems.
This Special Issue invites research on, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Development of novel sensors and algorithms for distributed sensing;
- Advanced sensors and algorithms for on-orbit space situational awareness;
- Automated guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems;
- AI-driven edge computing technologies for autonomous satellite operations;
- Autonomous fault detection, isolation, and recovery mechanisms;
- Verification and Validation methods through hardware/software-in-the-loop testing.
Reviews on advanced sensing and control technologies for satellite constellation systems are also welcome.
Dr. Shu Ting Goh
Dr. Mihindukulasooriya Sheral Crescent Tissera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new space
- space autonomy
- sensor
- navigation
- control
- guidance
- fault analysis
- space situation awareness
- verification
- validation
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