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| 13.40.01.B7445 |
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 871175776 |
This project seeks to develop new methods, techniques, and algorithms for challenging spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) problems. Specifically, new approaches are being developed for (1) autonomous spacecraft relative-motion guidance and navigation approaches for rendezvous & proximity operations missions; (2) advanced attitude estimation & control algorithms for control-moment gyro, reaction wheel, and thruster-actuated spacecraft systems; (3) analysis and development of techniques for networked autonomous spacecraft performing collaborative missions such as geolocation of terrestrial search and rescue beacons or coordinated inspection of proximity spacecraft; and (d) image-based relative navigation and pose/feature extraction algorithms enabling rendezvous and proximity operations missions. Research proposals that address one or more of these topics from a theoretical or experimental point of view are of interest. This research can use the experimental facilities at AFRL, including a spherical air bearing attitude control and determination testbed, image-based spacecraft navigation facilities, rendezvous & proximity operations simulation capabilities, and autonomous multi-spacecraft testbeds.
References
Baldwin M, Erwin RS, Kolmanovsky IV: Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Confermce, AIAA 2013: 4721, Boston, MA, August 2013
Hussein II, Sorrentino F, Erwin RS: Proceedings of the American Control Confernce: 396, Washington, DC, June 2013
Weiss A, et al: Proceedings of the American Control Confernce: 4809, Washington, DC, June 2013
Luna JM, Abdallah CT, Erwin RS: Proceedings of the American Control Confernce 3925: Montreal, Canada, June 2012
Allgeier SE, Erwin RS, Fitz-Coy NG: Proceedings of the 22nd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, AAS 12 – 152: 763, Charleston, SC, January 2012
Estimation; Navigation; Guidance; Control; Spacecraft; Satellites; Robotics; Image processing; Networked control; Coordinated control; Autonomous systems;