Fast real-time SDRE controllers using neural networks

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of fast state-dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) control algorithms through the use of shallow and deep artificial neural networks (ANN). Several ANNs are trained to replicate an SDRE controller developed for a satellite attitude dynamics simulator (SADS) to display the technique’s efficacy. The neural controllers have reduced computational complexity compared with the original SDRE controller, allowing its execution at a significantly higher rate. One of the neural controllers was validated using the SADS in a practical experiment. The experimental results indicate that the training error is sufficiently small for the neural controller to perform equivalently to the original SDRE controller.