DRL-Based Beam Positioning for LEO Satellite Constellations with Weighted Least Squares

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Authors: Po-Heng Chou, Chiapin Wang, K. Chen, W.‐S. Hsiao
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Abstract

This paper investigates a lightweight deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-assisted weighting framework for CSI-free multi-satellite positioning in LEO constellations, where each visible satellite provides one serving beam (one pilot response) per epoch. A discrete-action Deep Q-Network (DQN) learns satellite weights directly from received pilot measurements and geometric features, while an augmented weighted least squares (WLS) estimator provides physics-consistent localization and jointly estimates the receiver clock bias. The proposed hybrid design targets an accuracy-runtime trade-off rather than absolute supervised optimality. In a representative 2-D setting with 10 visible satellites, the proposed approach achieves sub-meter accuracy (0.395m RMSE) with low computational overhead, supporting practical deployment for resource-constrained LEO payloads.

Fields of Study & Subjects

GNSS positioning and interference Satellite Communication Systems Optical Wireless Communication Technologies

Publication details

Journal / source
2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)
Publisher
IEEE
Pages
1–6
Publication date
24 May 2026