Simulation and ground testing with the AVGS

Richard T. Howard; Albert S. Johnston; Thomas C. Bryan; Michael L. Book

doi:10.1117/12.604132

19 May 2005 Simulation and ground testing with the AVGS

Richard T. Howard, Albert S. Johnston, Thomas C. Bryan, Michael L. Book

Proceedings Volume 5799, Modeling, Simulation, and Verification of Space-based Systems II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604132
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The Advanced Video Guidance Sensor (AVGS), an active sensor system that provides near-range 6-degree-of-freedom sensor data, has been developed as part of an automatic rendezvous and docking system for the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART). The sensor determines the relative positions and attitudes between the active sensor and the passive target at ranges up to 300 meters. The AVGS uses laser diodes to illuminate retro-reflectors in the target, a solid-state imager to detect the light returned from the target, and image capture electronics and a digital signal processor to convert the video information into the relative positions and attitudes. The development of the sensor, through initial prototypes, final prototypes, and three flight units, has required a great deal of testing at every phase, and the different types of testing, their effectiveness, and their results, are presented in this paper, focusing on the testing of the flight units. Testing has improved the sensor’s performance.

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Richard T. Howard, Albert S. Johnston, Thomas C. Bryan, and Michael L. Book "Simulation and ground testing with the AVGS", Proc. SPIE 5799, Modeling, Simulation, and Verification of Space-based Systems II, (19 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604132

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