A hybrid multi-start metaheuristic scheduler for astronomical observations

In this paper, we investigate Astronomical Observations Scheduling which is a type of Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization Problem, and detail its specific challenges and requirements and propose the Hybrid Accumulative Planner (HAP), a hybrid multi-start metaheuristic scheduler able to adapt...

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Autores: Nakhjiri, Nariman, Salamó Llorente, Maria, Sànchez-Marrè, Miquel|||0000-0001-9848-5779, Morales Peralta, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/395090
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/395090
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106856
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Combinatorial optimization
Atmosphere -- Remote sensing
Artificial intelligence
Metaheuristic
Scheduling repair
Multi-start algorithm
Telescope scheduling
Optimització combinatòria
Atmosfera -- Teledetecció
Intel·ligència artificial
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Teledetecció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Intel·ligència artificial
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Sumario:In this paper, we investigate Astronomical Observations Scheduling which is a type of Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization Problem, and detail its specific challenges and requirements and propose the Hybrid Accumulative Planner (HAP), a hybrid multi-start metaheuristic scheduler able to adapt to the different variations and demands of the problem. To illustrate the capabilities of the proposal in a real-world scenario, HAP is tested on the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), and compared with other studies on this subject including an Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) approach. The results show that the proposal outperforms the other methods in the evaluation and achieves better scientific goals than its peers. The consistency of HAP in obtaining better results on the available datasets for Ariel, with various sizes and constraints, demonstrates its competence in scalability and adaptability to different conditions of the problem.