Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper proposes an image processing method for far range rendezvous.A target spacecraft at distances up to 30 km is tracked from camera images.The method is based on linking bright, connected sets of pixels over sequences of images.Stars and the target spacecraft are identified by using a star catalog and performing motion segmentation.The algorithm is illustrated in detail and results of a flight experiment called ARGON are presented.The experiment took place in the extended phase of the PRISMA mission.The image processing method was employed and a successful rendezvous from 30 km to 3 km was accomplished using optical navigation.
Source: elib (German Aerospace Center)
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W26113062