Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 5, 20201009(2020)

Overview of optical navigation for asteroid exploration descent and landing

Chengyu Zhang... Xiao Liang, Fenzhi Wu and Lin Zhang |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    GUI interface for landmark determination[15]
    Simulated image of Vesta for limb scan[16]
    Optical navigation strategy (stellar or landmark OpNav)[17]
    Block diagram of terrain relative navigation algorithm
    HAMO mapping trajectory[38]
    Example of a global detailed survey[40]
    Bennu model generated by SPC[49]
    Landmark navigation classification
    SPC landmark[61]
    NFT landmark matching description[65]
    • Table 1. Introduction to some asteroid exploration optical navigation

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      Table 1. Introduction to some asteroid exploration optical navigation

      DetectorDetecting targetNavigation landmarkOnboard
      NEAREros(landing)CraterNo
      Rosetta67P(landing)SPC landmarkNo
      HayabusaItokawa (sampling return)Surface feature, artificial landmarkNo
      DawnVesta, Ceres(orbiting)SPC landmarkNo
      OSIRIS-RexBennu (sampling return)SPC landmarkYes
    • Table 2. Mapping conditions using SPC

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      Table 2. Mapping conditions using SPC

      Angle parameterSPC suitable angle/ (°)
      Phase angle ɑ20-90
      Incidence angle i10-60
      Reflection angle e20-60
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    Paper Information

    Category: Deep space exploration technology

    Received: Feb. 1, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 20, 2020

    Published Online: Aug. 17, 2020

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20201009

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