The invention concerns a method for estimating the angular velocity (and, preferably, also the attitude) of a space platform (for example, a satellite, a space vehicle, or a space station) using only the information provided by one or more optical sensors, such as one or more star trackers, one or more colour and/or black and white cameras or video cameras, one of more infrared sensors, etc.


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    Title :

    Estimation of attitude and angular velocity of a satellite based on the use of only optical sensors


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    Publication date :

    2024-03-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS



    ESTIMATION OF ATTITUDE AND ANGULAR VELOCITY OF A SATELLITE BASED ON THE USE OF ONLY OPTICAL SENSORS

    CIDONIO EMANUELE / CURTI FABIO / LUCHENA DANIELE et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

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    ESTIMATION OF ATTITUDE AND ANGULAR VELOCITY OF A SATELLITE BASED ON THE USE OF ONLY OPTICAL SENSORS

    CIDONIO EMANUELE / CURTI FABIO / LUCHENA DANIELE et al. | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    ESTIMATION OF ATTITUDE AND ANGULAR VELOCITY OF A SATELLITE BASED ON THE USE OF ONLY OPTICAL SENSORS

    CIDONIO EMANUELE / CURTI FABIO / LUCHENA DANIELE et al. | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access