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

doi:10.1109/AERO.2013.6497348

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

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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 language	English
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2013.6497348
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Duration: 2 Mar 2013 → 9 Mar 2013 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6490096

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Conference	2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Period	2/03/13 → 9/03/13
Internet address	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6490096

Keywords

Orbits
Valves
Laser radar
Imaging
Vectors
Lead
Trajectory

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Aerospace Engineering

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