Research/ ORBITAL ROBOTICS
Geometry-Based Observability Metric
Bo J. Naasz, Colin Eaton
Preprint 2013/
Technique
Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & DockingOpenAlex keyword: autonomous rendezvous · Perception & State EstimationOpenAlex topic: Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry
The Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) is currently developing and testing Goddard s Natural Feature Image Recognition (GNFIR) software for autonomous rendezvous and docking missions. GNFIR has flight heritage and is still being developed and tailored for future missions with non-cooperative targets: (1) DEXTRE Pointing Package System on the International Space Station, (2) Relative Navigation System (RNS) on the Space Shuttle for the fourth Hubble Servicing Mission.