Relative Navigation and Terrain-based Path Planning using Flash LiDAR based Surfel Grid Map for Asteroid Exploration

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Beitragende

Abstract

Due to lack of spacecraft's global position and attitude information on small solar system bodies (SSSBs) like asteroids, only relative state measurements are available for navigation. Therefore, relative navigation with respect to a local reference frame is the basis for in-situ autonomous exploration on the asteroids. The relative navigation changes a local reference frame during the flight, which guarantees local accuracy of state estimation and mapping. We present the relative navigation framework using surfel grid map-based scan-to-map matching for localization and mapping on asteroid surface. We also propose a terrain-based path planning that makes use of inherent terrain surface properties of surfel grid maps. A thorough validation of our navigation approach and comparison to a global flash LiDAR-based navigation in different flight scenarios and in both MIL (model-in-the-loop) and real-time PIL (processor-in-the-loop) tests show the viability of this novel navigation framework.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelIFAC-PapersOnLine
Redakteure/-innenBidyadhar Subudhi
Herausgeber (Verlag)Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Seiten85-90
Seitenumfang6
Auflage22
ISBN (elektronisch)9781713867890
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Dez. 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

Reihe IFAC-PapersOnLine
Nummer22
Band55

Konferenz

Titel22nd IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace
KurztitelACA 2022
Veranstaltungsnummer22
Dauer21 - 25 November 2022
StadtMumbai
LandIndien

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • asteroid surface exploration, relative navigation, surfel grid map, terrain-based path planning