Chaoyong Li

Research Professor in the College of Electrical Engineering, 

Zhejiang University
Research Interest: Dynamics and control of aerial vehicles, Swarm intelligence and Game theory.

Title: Multiple to one orbital pursuit: A computational game approach

Abstract: Due to its critical role in space technology, pursuit evasion game for orbital spacecraft has always been a hot topic of research in the community, the most salient challenge of the topic is how to enable an optimal maneuver for a satisfactory rendezvous of a cooperative or noncooperative target, in spite of dynamical, physical and topological limitations. In this talk, a computational framework is established by incorportating two-player game principle, the proposed solution recognized the nocooperative nature of the underlying problem with all players' action reasoned and rationalized under finite resources, and then the desired optimal maneuver can be treated as an equilibrium that encapsulated in a decision driven matrix. In addition, both solutions for spacecraft with impulsive manuver and continuous thrust are provided, and attempts are also made on how to speed up the decision process. Simulation results demonstrate the proposed solution captures a tradeoff between computational prowess and optimality.

Short-biography: Dr. Li received all his academic credentials from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. He worked as a postdoctoral scholar (2008-2013) and research scientist (2014) at Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, USA, and Intelligent Fusion Technology, Maryland, USA, respectively, and joined the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University in 2015, and now a research professor and Ph.D advisor. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and AIAA, and serves as a Regional Editor for Aerospace Science and Technology and an Associate Editor for International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences.