Computational Guidance & Navigation for Bearings-Only Rendezvous – methods and outcomes of GUIBEAR

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Abstract

GUIBEAR is an on-going activity supported by the European Space Agency aimed at the demonstration of the feasibility of bearings-only (B-O) far-range rendezvous in near rectilinear Halo orbits (NROs). The studied scenario is the far-range rendezvous of the HERACLES Lunar Ascent Element (LAE) with the Lunar Orbital Platform – Gateway (LOP-G) that is orbiting the Moon in an NRO. This activity advances the readiness level of the applicable technologies through a solution based on Computational GNC, structured around a Model Predictive Control framework and tools; and an approach design, development, verification and validation based on iterative prototyping which integrates high-fidelity hosting considerations into the design from a preliminary level: concurrent GNC and software architecture design with hosting, runtime assessment and optical high-fidelity simulations. This paper: presents the context – mission, system and hosting, and algorithm-level challenges and proposed concepts; details and justifies the architecture and design solutions; outlines the methodologies employed for prototyping verification and validation; provides conclusions on the obtained results.

Authors 12

1. Pedro Serra
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   GMV, Alameda dos Oceanos, n.º 115, 1990-392 Lisboa, Portugal

2. Pedro Lourenço
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   GMV, Alameda dos Oceanos, n.º 115, 1990-392 Lisboa, Portugal

3. José Briz Valero
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   GMV, C/ Isaac Newton, no. 11 – PTM 28760 Madrid, Spain

4. Marco Mammarella
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   GMV, C/ Isaac Newton, no. 11 – PTM 28760 Madrid, Spain

5. T. V. Peters
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   GMV, C/ Isaac Newton, no. 11 – PTM 28760 Madrid, Spain

6. Dario Mora Portela
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   GMV, C/ Isaac Newton, no. 11 – PTM 28760 Madrid, Spain

7. Silvia Manara
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   ODYS, Via Augusto Passaglia, 185, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy

8. Daniele Bernardini
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   ODYS, Via Augusto Passaglia, 185, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy

9. Alberto Bemporad
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   ODYS, Via Augusto Passaglia, 185, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy

10. Pierluigi Foglia Manzillo Aachen cosine Remote Sensing B.V

    Cosine (Netherlands)

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    cosine Remote Sensing B.V., Oosteinde 36 2361 HE Warmond The Netherlands

11. Jouke Witteveen Aachen cosine Remote Sensing B.V

    Cosine (Netherlands)

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    cosine Remote Sensing B.V., Oosteinde 36 2361 HE Warmond The Netherlands

12. Alexander Cropp

    European Space Research and Technology Centre

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    ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, PO Box 299 2200 AG Noordwijk The Netherlands