With the rapid development of mega-constellations, orbital gaming, on-orbit servicing and the advent of the AI era, space intelligent sensing and manipulation has become a cutting-edge research hotspot in the space domain, attracting growing attention from scholars worldwide. Sensing enables the awareness of space dynamics, while manipulation helps fulfill operational objectives; moreover, intelligence serves as the key to improving the timeliness, accuracy and robustness of sensing and manipulation systems.
Space intelligent sensing and manipulation is an interdisciplinary field covering spacecraft design, electronic information, electromechanical control, artificial intelligence and other disciplines, with typical interdisciplinary and systems engineering characteristics. Based on the advantages in large-scale systems and interdisciplinary research of Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, this special column focuses on frontier topics including collaborative sensing, optimal scheduling and intelligent manipulation. It aims to collect the latest international research achievements in these fields, promote academic exchanges and technological innovation, and facilitate the transformation and application of relevant theories and technologies.
Scope of Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Orbital gaming technologies and strategies
Multi-source heterogeneous information fusion and intelligent processing
Optimal scheduling of space detection resources
Dynamics and control for space manipulation
Spacecraft maneuver identification and behavior prediction
Space traffic management technologies and systems
Multi-satellite collaborative sensing and manipulation
Guest Editors
Prof. Leping Yang
National University of Defense Technology
Email: ylp_1964@163.com
Prof. Ming Xu
Beihang University
Email: xuming@buaa.edu.cn
Prof. Feng Zhou
Xidian University
Email: fzhou@mail.xidian.edu.cn
Important Dates
Manuscript due: October 31, 2026
Final Review Notification: December 31, 2026
Possible Publication: January 31, 2027
Submission Requirements
Authors should prepare papers according to the format requirements of Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics,with reference to the Instruction given at http://www.jseepub.com, and submit the Word version of the complete manuscript through the online submission system. When submitting the paper, the title format should be "Title (Space Intelligent Sensing and Manipulation)".
Contact Information
Huijing Cao
Phone number ： 010-68388743
Email : jseecaohj@126.com
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