This paper describes a proof-of-concept mission demonstrating a multi-agent system performing visual inspection of damage sustained by a spacecraft. Free-flying satellites, simulated by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), autonomously fly around a mock space module maximizing the search space for damage detection. The free-flyers are responsible for independently coordinating their flights to avoid collision with the space module and each other, while executing mission tasks. Damage analysis on the surface of the mock space module is performed in real-time using video from each free-flyer. Three-dimensional modeling is deployed offline to supplement and improve damage detection. This approach demonstrates the feasibility of deploying real space systems for damage detection, where 2D analysis can quickly determine region of interest and 3D visualization can produce a human-navigable virtual environment with depth perspective for further investigation.


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    Titel :

    Autonomous Spacecraft Inspection with Free-Flying Drones


    Beteiligte:
    S. Mian (Autor:in) / T. Garrett (Autor:in) / A. Glandon (Autor:in) / C. Manderino (Autor:in) / S. Balachandran (Autor:in) / C. A. Munoz (Autor:in) / C. V. Dolph (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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