Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 10, 1011003(2024)

On-Orbit Autonomous Orientation of Multi-Camera Vision Measurement System

Yanfang Zhao1,2, Peng Sun1,2、*, Mingli Dong1,2, Qilin Liu2,3, Bixi Yan1,2, and Jun Wang1,2
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  • 1School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 3School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin , China
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    Space operations such as on-orbit assembly and maintenance hinges on the use of large-scale and high-precision on-orbit measurement methods. Vision measurement holds the greatest potential in this regard. However, insufficient assistant artificial targets necessitate the deployment of on-orbit targets to reliably and accurately calibrate the multi-camera vision measurement system. To address this issue, this study proposes an exterior parameter calibration method using fixed stars and scale rulers. First, we propose an imaging model of fixed stars and scale rulers based on relative exterior parameters to solve the problem of multi-camera localization and orientation when there are insufficient artificial target points. Then, we propose a weighted joint bundle adjustment algorithm based on prior error estimation, which fuses three different kinds of observation data to achieve high-precision exterior parameter calibration. Real data experiments demonstrate that this calibration method yields standard deviations of image errors of the fixed stars and the scale ruler endpoints of 0.48 μm (1/7 pixel) and 0.21 μm (1/16 pixel), respectively. In addition, with this calibration method, the standard deviations of spatial coordinate measurement errors along the X, Y, and Z axes are 0.15 mm, 0.04 mm, and 0.05 mm, respectively, within the measurement range of 2.5 m×1.4 m. This study provides a method and reference data for calibrating vision system parameters in on-orbit applications.

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    Yanfang Zhao, Peng Sun, Mingli Dong, Qilin Liu, Bixi Yan, Jun Wang. On-Orbit Autonomous Orientation of Multi-Camera Vision Measurement System[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(10): 1011003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Aug. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 20, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Sun Peng (sunpeng@bistu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231907

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP231907

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