CNN-based Image Processing algorithm for autonomous optical navigation of Hera mission to the binary asteroid Didymos

• Published in: Acta astronautica Vol. 211; pp. 60 - 75
• Main Authors: Kaluthantrige, Aurelio, Feng, Jinglang, Gil-Fernández, Jesús
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Autonomous optical navigation; Binary asteroid system; Convolutional neural networks; Image processing; Image processing; Convolutional neural networks; Autonomous optical navigation; Binary asteroid system

Hera mission is the European Space Agency’s contribution to the international collaboration with NASA for the planetary defence, i.e. Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment aiming to deflect the trajectory of its target binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos. The Early Characterization Phase and the...