Flash LiDAR-Based Super-Resolution Mapping for Small Solar System Body Exploration
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Abstract
Safe spacecraft navigation on small solar system bodies requires an accurate and high-resolution representation of the surface. This work develops a super-resolution mapping algorithm based on flash LiDAR measurements for unstructured terrain. It integrates a novel approach of processing multiple range values per pixel per measurement to increase the measurement redundancy and thus the map accuracy. The proposed algorithm is thus able to overcome the limitations of the low flash LiDAR resolution. Micro- and macro-motion strategies are recommended to guarantee subpixel displacements crucial for the super-resolution algorithm, and measurement constraints are introduced to ensure high measurement quality. Computational experiments based on an advanced Flash LiDAR model in a realistic simulation environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko compare the resulting digital elevation model (DEM) with a baseline DEM and demonstrate the advantages of our algorithm.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IFAC-PapersOnLine |
| Editors | Bidyadhar Subudhi |
| Publisher | Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. |
| Pages | 103-108 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Edition | 22 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781713867890 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2022 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IFAC-PapersOnLine |
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| Number | 22 |
| Volume | 55 |
| ISSN | 2405-8963 |
Conference
| Title | 22nd IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace |
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| Abbreviated title | ACA 2022 |
| Conference number | 22 |
| Duration | 21 - 25 November 2022 |
| City | Mumbai |
| Country | India |
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Keywords
- DEM, Flash LiDAR, Space Exploration, Super-Resolution Mapping