NASA SpaceApps Challenge 2023

Bringing

AI Research

in Space

to everyone

Team Ker-boom

Space Planet Icon Set
Space Rocket Icon
Space Moon Icon Set

What is the project?

A research platform to develop AI solutions for the space problems

Space Satellite Icon
AI, artificial intelligent, circuit, artificial intelligent technology icon
Plus Math
Space Rocket Icon

How

does it work?

3) AI learns from simulator experience

An AI algorithm uses the game data and

learns to solve the problem by trial and error!

1) Kerbal Space Program

Create scenarios of interest in this high-fidelity physics simulator.

three circle arrow icon

2) Game Api

Use our version of the API to access the game data (like spacecraft orientation) and to send commands back to the simulator.

Space Satellite Icon

Proof-of-concept: Detumbling using AI

We can use the Q-learning algorithm to learn how to detumble a satellite (say, just after deployment or after a micrometeriote hit).

Input: the real-time orientation of the satellite (roll, pitch, yaw) Output: torque values for the reaction wheels.


Space Planet Icon
Space Satellite Icon
dizzy
Space Satellite Icon

The possibilities are endless!

next steps

Compare the AI solution with classic detumbling methods to assess its potential

(criteria: time taken to detumble, amount of energy/propellant used)

1

Space Moon Icon Set

Learn AI solutions for other space problems

(orient a satellite’s solar panels to always face the sun, find interesting rocks to zap on Mars, and so on!)

2