RIT 2022

RIT 2022 is a collaborative EU-funded project with the objective to create sustainable growth in the region of Norrbotten and enhancing its role as Sweden’s leading space region. The partners belong to the academic sector, the business sector and actors within the innovation support system.

The RIT 2022 project, led by the LTU Division of Space Technology and OHB Sweden, aims to address the challenges of space missions in complex and poorly modeled environments. Traditional control approaches heavily reliant on accurate dynamics modeling are limiting in scenarios with partially known dynamics, gravitational variations, or unforeseen disturbances. To overcome these limitations, OPTACOM seeks to develop more robust and adaptive solutions by integrating machine learning and embedded real-time optimization into the avionics and attitude control systems of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. These advancements in autonomy and control will enable tasks such as orbit initialization, station-keeping, and collision avoidance for large satellite constellations, revolutionizing next-generation space missions. Additionally, RIT 2022's support in developing a learning tool will enhance the project's capabilities.