Session
Technical Session VI: Formation Flying And Large Scale Interferometry
Abstract
There are several space missions which require a cluster of micro spacecraft with small area of several kilometer. We propose an asteroid mission by means of several micro spacecraft in formation flight. We are in progress to develop a micro-scanning laser range finder (MS-LRF) for navigation system of such cluster missions. The MS-LRF is a LRF which utilized a two-dimensional scanner fabricated by micromachine technology. Also we propose navigation algorithm to determine the relative position and attitude of member spacecraft in the cluster using MS-LRFs.
Micro-Scanning Laser Range Finders and Position-Attitude Determination for Formation Flight
There are several space missions which require a cluster of micro spacecraft with small area of several kilometer. We propose an asteroid mission by means of several micro spacecraft in formation flight. We are in progress to develop a micro-scanning laser range finder (MS-LRF) for navigation system of such cluster missions. The MS-LRF is a LRF which utilized a two-dimensional scanner fabricated by micromachine technology. Also we propose navigation algorithm to determine the relative position and attitude of member spacecraft in the cluster using MS-LRFs.
