2D Close-Range Navigation Sensor for Miniature Cooperative Spacecraft

This paper presents the 2D close-range navigation sensor for cooperative spacecraft developed in the framework of the experiment ARCADE. The sensor exploits an infrared LED transmitter mounted on the target, and two photodiode receivers mounted on the chaser. Laboratory tests were performed to asses...

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Published inIEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 160 - 169
Main Authors Sansone, F., Branz, F., Francesconi, A., Barbetta, M., Pelizzo, M. G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.01.2014
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Aircraft components
Electronic systems
Infrared
Infrared sensors
Light emitting diodes
Miniature
Navigation
Photodiodes
Receivers
Sensors
Space vehicles
Spacecraft
Two dimensional
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Summary:This paper presents the 2D close-range navigation sensor for cooperative spacecraft developed in the framework of the experiment ARCADE. The sensor exploits an infrared LED transmitter mounted on the target, and two photodiode receivers mounted on the chaser. Laboratory tests were performed to assess the sensor performance and range of application. The accuracies of estimates were, on average, 1.9 mm for distance and 1.0 deg for yaw angle, in ranges of [0.20, 0.42] m and [-40, 40] deg, respectively.
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ISSN:0018-9251
1557-9603
DOI:10.1109/TAES.2013.120295