Optimization-based Local Relative Navigation for Exploration on Asteroid Surface

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Abstract

For navigation on asteroid surface, optimizing jointly a set of system states over a collection of measurements is an alternative to filtering-based state estimators. In order to investigate the feasibility of a sliding window smoother for the task of state estimation in exploration on the asteroid terrain surface, we propose an optimization-based relative flash LiDAR aided-inertial navigation algorithm. The local relative navigation framework is chosen for locally drift-free state estimation accounting for relative state observations from registration of flash LiDAR point clouds. State constraints derived from the point cloud registration and IMU pre-integration are leveraged in the optimization. Simulation-based validation in a high fidelity simulated environment shows that the proposed optimization-based local relative navigation is capable of estimating spacecraft system states accurately with acceptable computation complexity in our application cases.

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFAC-PapersOnLine
EditorsHideaki Ishii, Yoshio Ebihara, Jun-ichi Imura, Masaki Yamakita
PublisherElsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Pages2019-2025
Number of pages7
Edition2
ISBN (electronic)9781713872344
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

Series IFAC-PapersOnLine
ISSN2405-8963

Conference

Title22nd World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
Abbreviated titleIFAC 2023
Conference number22
Duration9 - 14 July 2023
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationPacific Convention Plaza Yokohama
CityYokohama
CountryJapan

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Keywords

  • asteroid surface, IMU pre-integration, local relative navigation, optimization, point cloud