Angles-Only Navigation State Observability During Orbital Proximity Operations

Angles-only navigation during proximity operations suffers from a well-documented range-observability problem when a single camera is assumed to be at the center of mass of the host vehicle. Inspired by this range-observability problem, this paper explores relative-position/-velocity observability w...

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Published in:Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics control, and dynamics, 2014-11, Vol.37 (6), p.1976-1983
Main Authors: Geller, David K, Klein, Itzik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cameras
Center of mass
Constants
Dynamics
Navigation
Offsets
Orbits
Proximity
System theory
Vehicles
Velocity
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Summary:Angles-only navigation during proximity operations suffers from a well-documented range-observability problem when a single camera is assumed to be at the center of mass of the host vehicle. Inspired by this range-observability problem, this paper explores relative-position/-velocity observability when a single camera is offset from vehicle center of mass. Within the context of the Clohessy-Wiltshire dynamics, it is shown that relative position and velocity are generally observable when the camera offset is included in the problem formulation, enabling a range observability without Δv requirements. Although special cases are identified when the state is unobservable, the conclusion is that the relative state is generally observable even in the case of v-bar station keeping during attitude hold when the angle measurements are constant. The thesis that state observability results when the motion of the camera does not obey the Clohessy-Wiltshire dynamics is presented.
ISSN:0731-5090
1533-3884
DOI:10.2514/1.G000133