Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010.
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| author | Tweddle, Brent Edward |
| author2 | David W. Miller and Alvar Saenz-Otero. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/575452019-04-10T09:11:09Z Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations Tweddle, Brent Edward David W. Miller and Alvar Saenz-Otero. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-226). The use of computer vision for spacecraft relative navigation and proximity operations within an unknown environment is an enabling technology for a number of future commercial and scientific space missions. This thesis presents three first steps towards a larger research initiative to develop and mature these technologies. The first step that is presented is the design and development of a " flight-traceable" upgrade to the Synchronize Position Hold Engage Reorient Experimental Satellites, known as the SPHERES Goggles. This upgrade enables experimental research and maturation of computer vision based navigation technologies on the SPHERES satellites. The second step that is presented is the development of an algorithm for vision based relative spacecraft navigation that uses a fiducial marker with the minimum number of known point correspondences. An experimental evaluation of this algorithm is presented that determines an upper bound on the accuracy and precision of this system. The third step towards vision based relative navigation in an unknown environment is a preliminary investigation into the computational issues associated with high performance embedded computing. The computational characteristics of vision based relative navigation algorithms are discussed along with the requirements that they impose on computational hardware. A trade study is performed which compares a number of dierent commercially available hardware architectures to determine which would provide the best computational performance per unit of electrical power. by Brent Edward Tweddle. S.M. 2010-08-26T15:22:09Z 2010-08-26T15:22:09Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57545 639288552 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 226 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Tweddle, Brent Edward Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| title | Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| title_full | Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| title_fullStr | Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| title_short | Computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| title_sort | computer vision based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57545 |
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