In the first part, this article presents an overview of Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
methodologies developed for space manipulators to perform in-orbit robotic missions …

The relative pose estimation of an inactive target by an active servicer spacecraft is a critical
task in the design of current and planned space missions, due to its relevance for close …

Autonomous spacecraft relative navigation via monocular images became a hot topic in the
past few years and, recently, received a further push thanks to the constantly growing field of …

This article presents an innovative deep learning pipeline, which estimates the relative pose
of a spacecraft by incorporating the temporal information from a rendezvous sequence. It …

A novel method for monocular-based pose estimation of uncooperative spacecraft using
keypoints specialized for a given target is presented. A set of robust keypoints are created by …

In space, visual-based relative navigation systems suffer from dynamic illumination
conditions of the target (eclipse conditions, solar glare, etc.) where most of these issues are …

This chapter presents a pose estimation method for an autonomous approach and docking
with an uncooperative known spacecraft. The method includes evaluating the parameters of …

Introduction. Autonomous rendezvous and docking is an important technological capability
that enables various spacecraft missions. It requires the real-time relative pose estimation ie …

This research addresses the control problem of spaceborne manipulators for adaptive and
reactive grappling of space targets for orbital missions requiring faster dynamics interactions …

Vision-based relative navigation of spacecraft in the thermal infrared is a burgeoning area of
research. The asymmetry of spacecraft thermal systems could be used to identify the attitude …