The contribution of the science technology programme to low-cost planetary missions

Bagnasco, G.; Giulicchi, Luisella; Pablos, P.; Airey, S. P.; Boscagli, G.; Mancuso, Salvatore; Nicolini, D.; Plancke, P.; Rueda-Boldo, P.; Schautz, Max

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“…The well‐known Shi‐Tomasi‐Kanade feature detection and tracking algorithms are introduced at length in Li et al (2006) and Robert(2002). At the same time, low‐cost large‐scale integrated circuit, devoted to IP, has been developed in order to overcome the real time constraint of the IP algorithms in the planetary landing phases, which implements in hardware the IP algorithms (both for feature extraction and tracking; Bagnasco et al , 2006).…”

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Autonomous navigation and guidance scheme for precise and safe planetary landing

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2009

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

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Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to discuss the autonomous navigation and guidance scheme for future precise and safe planetary landing. Design/methodology/approach-Autonomous navigation and guidance schemes are proposed based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) and optical navigation sensors for precise and safe landing of spacecrafts on the moon and planetary bodies. First, vision-aided inertial navigation scheme is suggested to achieve precise relative navigation; second, two autonomous obstacle detection algorithms, based on grey image from optical navigation camera and digital elevation map form light detection and ranging sensor, respectively, are proposed; and third, flowchart of automatic obstacle avoidance maneuver is also given out. Findings-This paper finds that the performance of the proposed scheme precedes the traditional planetary landing navigation and guidance mode based on IMU and deep space network. Research limitations/implications-The presented schemes need to be further validated by the mathematical simulations and hardware-in-loop simulations, and then they can be used in the real flight missions. Practical implications-The presented schemes are applicable to both future planetary pinpoint landing missions and sample return missions with little modification. Originality/value-This paper presents the new autonomous navigation and guidance scheme in order to achieve the precise and safe planetary landing.

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Autonomous navigation and guidance scheme for precise and safe planetary landing

Liu

2009

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

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“…Since then, the landscape of technologies (in particular those relevant for small Low Earth Orbit platforms and instrumentation) and launch capabilities (e.g., rideshares) have matured significantly, offering promising new opportunities for lowcost implementations of interplanetary missions. e ESA programmatic framework with the advent of the Aurora programme, now European Exploration Envelope Programme (E3P), and approach to low-cost planetary missions has thus evolved over the years [2][3][4][5].…”

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Small Mars Mission Architecture Study

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While the vast majority of ESA’s funding for Mars exploration in the 2020s is planned to be invested in ExoMars and Mars Sample Return, there is an interest to assess the possibility of implementing a small mission to Mars in parallel with, or soon after, the completion of the MSR programme. A study was undertaken in the Concurrent Design Facility at ESA ESTEC to assess low-cost mission architectures for small satellite missions to Mars. Given strict programmatic constraints, the focus of the study was on a low-cost (<250MEuro Cost at Completion), short mission development schedule with a cost-driven spacecraft design and mission architecture. The study concluded that small, low-cost Mars missions are technically feasible for launch within the decade.

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The contribution of the science technology programme to low-cost planetary missions

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Autonomous navigation and guidance scheme for precise and safe planetary landing

Autonomous navigation and guidance scheme for precise and safe planetary landing

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