An autonomous asteroid target detection and tracking method has been developed. The method features near omnidirectionality and focus on high speed operations and completeness of search of the near space rather than the traditional faint object search methods, employed presently at the larger telescopes. The method has proven robust in operation and is well suited for use onboard spacecraft. As development target for the method and the associated instrumentation the asteroid research mission Bering has been used. Onboard a spacecraft, the autonomous detection is centered around the fully autonomous star tracker the Advanced Stellar Compass (ASC). One feature of this instrument is that potential targets are registered directly in terms of date, right ascension, declination, and intensity, which greatly facilitates both tracking search and registering. Results from ground and inflight tests are encouraging, both with respect to robustness, speed and accuracy, and demonstrates the span and range of applications of this technology.


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    Title :

    The Bering autonomous target detection


    Contributors:
    Jorgensen, J.L. (author) / Denver, T. (author) / Betto, M. (author) / Jorgensen, P.S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2003-01-01


    Size :

    409691 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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