User requirements, main software functions, global architecture, and design rules for the Prototype On-Board Software for an autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Mission (PROBS software) development are presented. The RVD model mission selected for PROBS development covers worst cases of conceivable autonomous RVD scenarios, including very limited visibility periods from ground (no data relay satellite), a target spacecraft inertially oriented with a docking axis out of the orbit plane, and a docking concept with low impact velocity (typically 1 cm/sec) and very high attitude/position control accuracy up to contact. The PROBS algorithms are related to absolute/relative position and attitude estimation, guidance and control commands processing, and detection/isolation of functional failures.
Prototype On-Board Software for Rendezvous and Docking
1987
7 pages
Report
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English
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