The success of JPL's AutoNav system at comet Tempel-1 on July 4, 2005, demonstrated the power of autonomous navigation technology for the Deep Impact Mission. This software is being planned for use as the onboard navigation, tracking and rendezvous system for a Mars Sample Return Mission technology demonstration, and several mission proposals are evaluating its use for rendezvous with, and landing on asteroids. Before this however, extensive re-engineering of AutoNav will take place. This paper describes the AutoNav systems-engineering effort in several areas: extending the capabilities, improving operability, utilizing new hardware elements, and demonstrating the new possibilities of AutoNav in simulations.


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    Title :

    AutoNav Mark3: Engineering the Next Generation of Autonomous Onboard Navigation and Guidance



    Conference:

    AIAA GN&C Conference ; 2006 ; Keystone, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    2006-08-22


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English