Study of vision-based relative navigation for satellites formation flying

Xiao Kui Yue, Li Feng Yang, Hai Feng Su, Yu Jia Tie

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Abstract

Space mission with multiple spacecraft formation is an important means to space operation. A new relative navigation algorithm based on stereo vision is developed aiming at high navigation precision requirement of spacecraft formation flying. It uses stereo vision camera attached on the tracking craft as measurement sensor, gets the relative location of target craft in the tracking craft body reference frame with imaging parallax. Relative motion equation is built in inertial frame, and discretized as the state equation of the system. Measurement information of stereo vision is used as measurement value, and the two-step filter relative navigation algorithm based on Kalman filter is designed to estimate relative navigation state in real time, and finally validated by simulation. The simulation results prove this algorithm can meet the relative navigation precision requirements of formation flying.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
Pages4537-4545
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2008
Event59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 29 Sep 20083 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameInternational Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
Volume7

Conference

Conference59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period29/09/083/10/08

Keywords

  • Formation flying
  • Relative navigation
  • Stereo vision
  • Two-step filter

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