Point Cloud Based Relative Pose Estimation of a Satellite in Close Range

Determination of the relative pose of satellites is essential in space rendezvous operations and on-orbit servicing missions. The key problems are the adoption of suitable sensor on board of a chaser and efficient techniques for pose estimation. This paper aims to estimate the pose of a target satel...

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Main Authors: Lujiang Liu, Gaopeng Zhao, Yuming Bo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/824