State-Estimation Algorithm Based on Computer Vision
TBMG-2199
09/01/2007
- Content
An algorithm and software to implement the algorithm are being developed as means to estimate the state (that is, the position and velocity) of an autonomous vehicle, relative to a visible nearby target object, to provide guidance for maneuvering the vehicle. In the original intended application, the autonomous vehicle would be a spacecraft and the nearby object would be a small astronomical body (typically, a comet or asteroid) to be explored by the spacecraft. The algorithm could also be used on Earth in analogous applications — for example, for guiding underwater robots near such objects of interest as sunken ships, mineral deposits, or submerged mines.
- Citation
- "State-Estimation Algorithm Based on Computer Vision," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2007.