Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In recent years, the importance of on-orbit servicing—which includes inspection, equipment replacement, and propellant refueling—has been increasing to enable the long-term and stable operation of satellites. To perform these tasks safely and efficiently, it is essential to estimate the relative position and attitude of the target object with high accuracy and low computational cost. This paper proposes a lightweight image processing algorithm that utilizes color markers for efficient pose estimation. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated through experiments involving relative position and attitude estimation based on color marker detection.
DOI: 10.7210/jrsj.44.691
Institution: Tokyo University of Science
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7212005172