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Neural network controls satellite bus in orbit
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Electronics Weekly
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has demonstrated autonomous control of a satellite bus using a neural network.
CubeSatAccording to the AFRL, an AI agent was uplinked to a CubeSat orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth.
Within a single orbit and without human intervention, the neural network autonomously controlled the spacecraft’s orientation, it said.
ACT3AFRL’s Autonomy Capability Team (ACT3) trained the neural network, ahead of uploading it to the test vehicle.
“This flight is a perfect example of ACT3’s core mission to operationalise AI at scale for the Air and Space Force.”