Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System
The interest in Moon exploration has grown substantially in the last few years, appointing the Moon as the first step toward deep space exploration. However, the current state-of-the-art approach for lunar landing does not always reach the required performance levels. This contribution presents a po...
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| author | Antoine Grenier Pietro Giordano Lorenzo Bucci Alexander Cropp Paolo Zoccarato Richard Swinden Javier Ventura-Traveset3 |
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| description | The interest in Moon exploration has grown substantially in the last few years, appointing the Moon as the first step toward deep space exploration. However, the current state-of-the-art approach for lunar landing does not always reach the required performance levels. This contribution presents a potential implementation of a dedicated lunar communication and navigation service (LCNS) and the performance levels achievable by a representative lunar lander mission that uses the LCNS. The expected positioning precision during the final descent and at the landing site is demonstrated here with a variance-covariance analysis starting from reasonable assumptions about the capabilities of a potential dedicated LCNS system. The performance in positioning and navigation achievable during a generic moon-landing phase significantly outperforms existing ground-based baseline solutions, enabling the stringent requirements from the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) to be met. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae87f75efb8245d988a1734f7800d2a12023-12-12T17:44:12ZengInstitute of NavigationNavigation2161-42962022-04-0169210.33012/navi.513navi.513Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation SystemAntoine GrenierPietro GiordanoLorenzo BucciAlexander CroppPaolo ZoccaratoRichard SwindenJavier Ventura-Traveset3The interest in Moon exploration has grown substantially in the last few years, appointing the Moon as the first step toward deep space exploration. However, the current state-of-the-art approach for lunar landing does not always reach the required performance levels. This contribution presents a potential implementation of a dedicated lunar communication and navigation service (LCNS) and the performance levels achievable by a representative lunar lander mission that uses the LCNS. The expected positioning precision during the final descent and at the landing site is demonstrated here with a variance-covariance analysis starting from reasonable assumptions about the capabilities of a potential dedicated LCNS system. The performance in positioning and navigation achievable during a generic moon-landing phase significantly outperforms existing ground-based baseline solutions, enabling the stringent requirements from the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) to be met.https://navi.ion.org/content/69/2/navi.513 |
| spellingShingle | Antoine Grenier Pietro Giordano Lorenzo Bucci Alexander Cropp Paolo Zoccarato Richard Swinden Javier Ventura-Traveset3 Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System Navigation |
| title | Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System |
| title_full | Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System |
| title_fullStr | Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System |
| title_short | Positioning and Velocity Performance Levels for a Lunar Lander using a Dedicated Lunar Communication and Navigation System |
| title_sort | positioning and velocity performance levels for a lunar lander using a dedicated lunar communication and navigation system |
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