Formation flying orbits and GNC design in binary asteroid systems

A Capannolo, G Zanotti, M Lavagna… - Advances in Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Formation flying represents a promising opportunity for next space missions, due to its
benefits in cost saving, redundancy and fault tolerance given by multiple small and cheap …

[PDF][PDF] Vis-tir imaging for uncooperative objects proximity navigation: a tool for development and testing

GL Civardi, M Bechini, A Colombo… - … Workshop on Satellite …, 2022 - researchgate.net
State-of-the-art relative navigation techniques for spacecraft proximity operations rely on
images acquired in the visible spectral band. Consequently, the navigation solution …

[PDF][PDF] VIS-TIR cameras data fusion to enhance relative navigation during In Orbit Servicing operations

A Colombo, GL Civardi, M Bechini… - INTERNATIONAL …, 2022 - re.public.polimi.it
The paper proposes an effective and robust approach to cope with operating in proximity of
non-cooperative orbiting objects for In Orbit Servicing. To improve vision-based relative …

[PDF][PDF] Autonomous Navigation of Distributed Spacecraft using Graph-based SLAM for Proximity Operations in Small Celestial Bodies

K Elankumaran - 2022 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Establishment of a sustainable human presence beyond the cislunar space is a major
milestone for mankind. Small celestial bodies (SCBs) like asteroids are known to contain …