Autonomous rendezvous and docking system and method therefor

Details Autonomous rendezvous and docking system and method therefor Autonomous rendezvous and docking system and method therefor

1994-06-17

1998-03-31

Boudreau, Leo

Image analysis

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Target tracking or detecting

382197, 382256, 250548, 342 64, 244161, G06K 900, G06K 948, G01S 1300, G01N 2186

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active

057347360

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an autonomous rendezvous and docking system and method therefor used for the rendezvous and docking of spacecraft. The autonomous rendezvous and docking system allows spacecraft rendezvous, proximity maneuvering, and docking between a chase spacecraft and a target spacecraft by determining the relative position between the two spacecrafts. The relative position is determined based on the location of target reflections from a reflective target positioned on the target spacecraft. The target reflections are identified by intensity, shape, size and location from various other spurious reflections. This ultimately allows the autonomous rendezvous and docking system to determine the x, y, z, roll, pitch and yaw positions of the target spacecraft in relation to the chase spacecraft.

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