Autonomous Satellite Rendezvous and Docking Using LIDAR and Model Based Vision
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Servicing satellites on-orbit requires ability to rendezvous and dock by an unmanned spacecraft with no or minimum human input. Novel imaging sensors and computer vision technologies are required to detect a target spacecraft at a distance of several kilometers and to guide the approaching spacecraft to contact. Current optical systems operate at much shorter distances, provide only bearing and range towards the target, or rely on visual targets.
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