@inproceedings{8760d82426f04f5983eabcf81a7bb1a4,
title = "Feature-based telescope scheduler",
abstract = "Feature-Based Scheduler offers a sequencing strategy for ground-based telescopes. This scheduler is designed in the framework of Markovian Decision Process (MDP), and consists of a sub-linear online controller, and an offline supervisory control-optimizer. Online control law is computed at the moment of decision for the next visit, and the supervisory optimizer trains the controller by simulation data. Choice of the Differential Evolution (DE) optimizer, and introducing a reduced state space of the telescope system, offer an efficient and parallelizable optimization algorithm. In this study, we applied the proposed scheduler to the problem of Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). Preliminary results for a simplified model of LSST is promising in terms of both optimality, and computational cost.",
keywords = "Decision making, Evolu-tionary Algorithm, LSST, Observation scheduling, Observing strategy, Optimal control, Optimization, Telescope scheduler",
author = "Elahesadat Naghib and Vanderbei, {Robert J.} and Christopher Stubbs",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VI ; Conference date: 27-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2232053",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Peck, {Alison B.} and Seaman, {Robert L.} and Benn, {Chris R.}",
booktitle = "Observatory Operations",
address = "United States",
}