An Adaptive Scheduling Method and System for Large-Scale Earth Observation Missions Using Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
By employing a greedy strategy based on both time and load factors and allocating a frequency memory matrix in low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, combined with conflict sensing and inter-satellite link collaborative rescheduling, the problems of real-time performance, mission completion rate, and load balancing in large-scale Earth observation mission scheduling of LEO satellite constellations are solved, achieving efficient and stable mission scheduling.
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- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
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Existing low-Earth orbit satellite constellations struggle to balance real-time performance with global optimization capabilities in large-scale Earth observation mission scheduling. Their simplistic mission conflict handling mechanisms result in low mission completion rates, and insufficient load balancing impacts system stability.
An initial allocation scheme is generated using a greedy strategy based on both time and load factors. Task allocation is performed using an allocation frequency memory matrix and an inverse correlation selection probability model. Combined with a conflict-aware time elastic adjustment mechanism and inter-satellite link collaborative rescheduling, a scheduling scheme that balances global benefits and load is achieved.
It effectively reduces computational complexity, meets real-time scheduling requirements, improves task completion rate and system robustness, ensures the execution of critical tasks and recovers low-value tasks, and has good scalability and engineering applicability.
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