STRaND-2: Visual inspection, proximity operations & nanosatellite docking

Christopher Bridges, Ben Taylor, Nadjim Horri, Craig Underwood, S. Kenyon, J. Barrera-Ars, L. Pryce, R. Bird

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

    12 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    The Surrey Training Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator (STRaND) programme has been success in identifying and creating a leading low-cost nanosatellite programme with advanced attitude and orbit control system (AOCS) and experimental computing platforms based on smart-phone technologies. The next demonstration capabilities, that provide a challenging mission to the existing STRaND platform, is to perform visual inspection, proximity operations and nanosatellite docking. Visual inspection is to be performed using a COTS LIDAR system to estimate range and pose under 100 m. Proximity operations are controlled using a comprehensive guidance, navigation and control (GNC) loop in a polar form of the Hills Clohessy Wiltshire (HCW) frame including J2 perturbations. And finally, nanosatellite docking is performed at under 30 cm using a series of tuned magnetic coils. This paper will document the initial experiments and calculations used to qualify LIDAR components, size the mission thrust and tank requirements, and air cushion table demonstrations of the docking mechanism.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages1-8
    Number of pages8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    Event2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference -
    Duration: 2 Mar 20139 Mar 2013
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6490096

    Conference

    Conference2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference
    Period2/03/139/03/13
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Orbits
    • Valves
    • Laser radar
    • Imaging
    • Vectors
    • Lead
    • Trajectory

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Aerospace Engineering

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'STRaND-2: Visual inspection, proximity operations & nanosatellite docking'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this