Stellar Observation Scheduling Optimization for Distributed Space Interferometry Missions
摘要
Growing interest in space interferometry for detecting bio-signatures of exoplanets has led to the development of several low-cost mission concepts involving Earth-orbiting formation flying techniques to perform nulling interferometry of incoming light from exoplanetary systems. Pursuing these developments, this work proposes a multi-objective dynamic programming scheme to optimize the balance between fuel expenditure and scientific outcomes of low-cost formation flying space interferometry missions by leveraging several insights from mission design. This scheme accounts for nominal concept of operations constraints, fuel expenditure, and observability conditions to produce a globally optimal Pareto front policy for exoplanetary system observation, and represents one of the first applications of multi-objective optimization to distributed space telescope astronomy.
引用
@article{arxiv.2607.10888,
title = {Stellar Observation Scheduling Optimization for Distributed Space Interferometry Missions},
author = {Ethan Foss and Antonio Rizza and Simone D'Amico},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.10888},
year = {2026}
}