Title :
Estimating pose of known target satellite
Author :
Cropp, A. ; Palmer, P. ; McLauchlan, P. ; Underwood, C.
Author_Institution :
Surrey Space Centre, Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
fDate :
7/20/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method of estimating the relative position and orientation of a known target satellite is presented, using only passive imagery. Such a method is intended as a prelude to systems required in future autonomous satellite docking missions
Keywords :
aerospace computing; artificial satellites; computer vision; autonomous satellite docking missions; close range pose estimation system; computer vision based system; monocular image; passive imagery; relative position estimation; satellite orientation estimation; target satellite;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000950
