An Image-Based Sensor System for Autonomous Rendez-Vous with Uncooperative Satellites

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dc.creatorMiravet, Carlos
dc.creatorPascual, Luis
dc.creatorKrouch, Eloise
dc.creatordel Cura, Juan Manuel
dc.date2008-07-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:53:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:53:19Z
dc.descriptionIn this paper are described the image processing algorithms developed by SENER, Ingenieria y Sistemas to cope with the problem of image-based, autonomous rendez-vous (RV) with an orbiting satellite. The methods developed have a direct application in the OLEV (Orbital Life Extension Extension Vehicle) mission. OLEV is a commercial mission under development by a consortium formed by Swedish Space Corporation, Kayser-Threde and SENER, aimed to extend the operational life of geostationary telecommunication satellites by supplying them control, navigation and guidance services. OLEV is planned to use a set of cameras to determine the angular position and distance to the client satellite during the complete phases of rendez-vous and docking, thus enabling the operation with satellites not equipped with any specific navigational aid to provide support during the approach. The ability to operate with un-equipped client satellites significantly expands the range of applicability of the system under development, compared to other competing video technologies already tested in previous spatial missions, such as the ones described here below.
dc.description12 pages, 13 figures. Presented in the 7th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems, Tralee, Ireland, 2008
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0807.4478
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0807.4478
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/165912
dc.subjectComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectI.4.3; I.4.8
dc.titleAn Image-Based Sensor System for Autonomous Rendez-Vous with Uncooperative Satellites
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