Artificial intelligence for asteroid proximity exploration research progress and future perspectives
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摘要:
小行星已成为深空探测领域的主要目标之一。围绕小行星抵近探测安全、高效处置的需求,综述了主要航天强国面向小行星抵近探测的人工智能(AI)技术应用及设想。从深空环境智能感知、智能规划及决策2个方面梳理了当前的研究进展,分析了当前人工智能技术应用于小行星抵近探测任务中面临的模型可靠性难以度量、未知环境适应性不足、星载计算资源受限等难点与挑战。结合中国未来的小行星抵近探测任务和行星防御系统构建任务,探讨和展望小行星抵近探测中人工智能技术的未来发展方向与应用趋势。
Abstract:One of the main goals of deep space exploration is asteroid exploration, which has great scientific significance. Faced with the challenges of long distances and limited knowledge of asteroid exploration targets, the rapidly evolving technology of artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising complement to existing space mission implementation paradigms. In addition to introducing the current state of research on the application of AI methods in asteroid exploration, this paper analyzes the methods of AI systems used in space exploration missions and asteroid ground observation systems. It also summarizes the challenges that these methods face. It also proposes key technologies with developmental potential for asteroid exploration.
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表 1 小行星探测中人工智能技术的发展趋势
Table 1. Evolutionary trends of AI techniques for asteroids exploration
技术领域 大规模预训练模型 可信人工智能 内嵌数理知识的人工智能 具身化智能 发展方向 实现多样数据和任务的协同促进,形
成小行星特性反演的通用智能范式实现人工智能模型的稳定可
靠、增强人工智能使用信心引入数理规律先验知识,实现
可控、可信的环境感知支持智能模型向真实物理世界迁移,
实现智能模型决策和应变能力提升实现目标 提升智能模型性能 增强智能方法可靠性 提高深空未知环境下的适应性 提高深空未知环境下的适应性 -
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