Riccardo Cipollone, Italo Leonzio, Gaetano Calabrò, P. Di Lizia
{"title":"An LSTM-based Maneuver Detection Algorithm from Satellites Pattern of Life","authors":"Riccardo Cipollone, Italo Leonzio, Gaetano Calabrò, P. Di Lizia","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189993","url":null,"abstract":"Near Earth Environment is swiftly turning into an overpopulated operational space, mainly due to increased commercial missions and service-aimed constellations. As a consequence, the development of an efficient Space Traffic management infrastructure is progressively becoming a mandatory requirement. In this framework, Space Surveillance and Tracking programs play a key role by taking care of the entire measurement processing pipeline and maintaining Resident Space Object catalogs by updating orbital data for each tracked target. Collecting a vast quantity of structured data represents the perfect use-case for data-driven techniques to mine for hidden patterns and features within them. This work shows how a Long-Short-Term-Memory Neural Network, specialized in time sequences analysis, can take advantage of an operational object's Pattern of Life, consisting of its state and maneuvering history, and perform maneuver detection on new incoming orbital parameter sequences. These data prove fundamental in progressively labeling a target orbit evolution, characterizing its operational life, and detecting mission phase changes. They also help in providing a deeper context to an operator performing any of the following tracking-related activity, adding background information retrieved from the effective processing of a target's history.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125477318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of technological parameters of hydroabrasive cutting of multilayer aerospace structures of aluminium alloy - carbon composite type","authors":"Michał Leleń, J. Józwik","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189961","url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses the impact of hydroabrasion cutting technological parameters on a three-layer sandwich structure, which consists of Carbon Fiber 600 g/m2 – aluminum alloy 2024 – Carbon Fiber 600 g/m2 (CF-Al-CF). The article lists the challenges associated with the process of cutting a multilayer structure, which are associated with the occurrence of defects during cutting, such as delamination of individual materials and changes in surface morphology. The available literature does not contain any description of the impact of technological parameters, such as the cutting speed $v_{f}$ [mm/min] on the structure of this type. The scope of work included cutting out samples with dimensions of 5 × 25 mm from the prepared material with various parameters, microscopic and dimensional-shaped analysis. As noted during the course of the studies, cutting in a lower speed range of up to 500 mm/min at an output of 0.8 g/s gives the best results of cutting materials of this type.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125725375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigation of Sounding Balloons with Deep Reinforcement Learning","authors":"Marco Gannetti, M. Gemignani, S. Marcuccio","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189997","url":null,"abstract":"With the availability of high performance miniaturized electronics, sounding balloons have become a viable options to conduct scientific experiments and commercial missions in the stratosphere, acting as a reduced size, low mass, low cost alternative to large zero-pressure or superpressure balloons. This paper explores the use of deep reinforcement learning for controlling a stratospheric sounding balloon to perform station-keeping over a specified area. In particular, we implement the deep Q-network (DQN) algorithm to learn a control policy for the balloon by exploiting different wind directions at different altitudes, reached by dropping ballast or releasing lifting gas. We conduct experiments using a simulation environment and evaluate the performance of the trained DQN model in real historical data. Our results show that the DQN algorithm can effectively learn a control policy that achieves satisfactory station-keeping with a high success rate, outperforming other, more direct control approaches. Our study presents a possible solution for the control of stratospheric sounding balloons in various applications.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132111123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roberto Paggi, G. Mariotti, Anna Paggi, F. Leccese
{"title":"Simulation and Replacement of Experimental Test with Software Tools in Reliability Analysis","authors":"Roberto Paggi, G. Mariotti, Anna Paggi, F. Leccese","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189943","url":null,"abstract":"Referring also to other previously published articles, the predictive capacity of the “Relysoft” software is illustrated, based on a mathematical methodology developed by “ItalConsul” with the collaboration of the University of “Rome Tre”. The task of the Relysoft tool is to perform forecast calculations of the probability of success of any physical process in place of experimental tests with savings in time and cost. In this work, reference is made to the case of the exponential model used for the fatigue stress of metals. An example on the fatigue stress of a steel is shown.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133358615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Active Optical System for Estimation of the Wide-Aperture Antenna Profile","authors":"V. Baranova, S. Liashkevich, V. Saetchnikov","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189970","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the research experiment on deformations measurement of a wide-aperture antenna by the lidar system and the technique of data processing for the reconstruction of the reflective surface profile. The surface profile recovery algorithm of the antenna under investigation is described. Measurement of the reflector surface is performed with the help of a portable lidar system. 3D point cloud reconstruction and separation of the antenna surface coordinates are discussed. The reference surface is reconstructed at the base of a proposed mathematical model in order to evaluate the main antenna design parameters The mathematical model processes three-dimensional antenna surface coordinates extracted from a total cloud of lidar system scanning points. The objects of study were two mesh wide-aperture X and S-band antennas. The surface shape, symmetry error, and method performance of the investigated antenna was determined.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"44 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131294851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gheorghe Sirbu, M. Leonardi, Mattia Carosi, Carmine Di Lauro, C. Stallo
{"title":"Exploiting differential correction in the future Lunar Satellite Navigation System","authors":"Gheorghe Sirbu, M. Leonardi, Mattia Carosi, Carmine Di Lauro, C. Stallo","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189991","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the potential of using differential correction to improve the accuracy of a lunar navigation system based on satellites deployed in lunar orbit. The navigation system provides navigation services for users in the lunar environment and in particular, at low latitudes, using the classical One-Way ranging method and pseudorange measurements from satellites. To evaluate the system's performance, the study proposed the use of the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound, which provides a useful insight into the maximum achievable positioning accuracy. The results showed that the usage of differential correction reduced errors by a factor of up to 8 times compared to the results without correction. The method also showed low sensitivity to the baseline length, which means that the accuracy remained stable regardless of the distance between the reference station and the user.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127413104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Saetchnikov, Victor Skakun, E. Tcherniavskaia
{"title":"biLSCCS: modular dynamical on-road objects trajectory prediction approach","authors":"Ivan Saetchnikov, Victor Skakun, E. Tcherniavskaia","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190032","url":null,"abstract":"Dynamical object trajectory prediction is one of the most sophisticated tasks in computer vision, but is a highly urgent problem applied to robotics and autonomous vehicles. In this paper the novel dynamical object trajectory prediction framework biLSCCS is presented based on a six-step approach: object detector based on YOLOv5, bidirectional LSTM encoder, mean-shift multimodal clustering, 4-layer MLP-based classification, synthesis, and bidirectional LSTM decoder. The proposed approach has been tested on two benchmark datasets for object tracking and trajectory prediction, namely ETH and Stanford Drone, which involve on-road dynamic objects observed from aerial view. The experimental findings suggest that the biLSCCS approach demonstrates competitive accuracy and robustness performance in comparison to the SGAN and STAR methods. Specifically, the approach achieves ADE, FDE, and IoU scores of 0.32, 0.72, and 0.55, respectively, on the ETH dataset, and 0.22, 0.51, and 0.49, respectively, on the Stanford Drone dataset.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115382322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ł. Przeszłowski, J. Józwik, P. Nieslony, G. Budzik, Maciej Michna, Łukasz Kochmański
{"title":"Dimensional and shape analysis of conformal channels on the example of an aircraft engine blade casting mold","authors":"Ł. Przeszłowski, J. Józwik, P. Nieslony, G. Budzik, Maciej Michna, Łukasz Kochmański","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189927","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the analysis of the shape and dimensions of conformal channels used in the mold prototype. They affect the speed of the part's cooling, thus reducing the mold's injection time. On the purpose for this study, the models used for the research are designed, such as the rotor blade and its prototype of the injection mold with conformal channels. The models were made by using additive manufacturing technologies. In order to determine the correct implementation of conformal channels, the prototype mold models were analyzed by a CT scan and they were also filled with wax.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123985594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amina Daghouri, Youssef El Hachimi, Abdelaali Ouhammam, Mohammed Alae Chanoui, Soumia Elhani, H. Mahmoudi
{"title":"Investigating the Power Budget of a 3U Nanosatellite Designed for Earth Observation","authors":"Amina Daghouri, Youssef El Hachimi, Abdelaali Ouhammam, Mohammed Alae Chanoui, Soumia Elhani, H. Mahmoudi","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190016","url":null,"abstract":"The Electrical Power System (EPS) is one of the most critical subsystems of a nanosatellite. Thus, its design should be done carefully for a successful mission. To verify that the power needs of its subsystems does not exceed the power available, a power budget should be established. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the 3U nanosatellite's EPS by analyzing its power budget using Systems Tool Kit (STK) software. In this study, the orbital design, the sizing of the PV panels and the batteries used are presented. The simulation is done taking into account the worst case assumptions: the sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (LEO) orbit with the longest eclipse period, the worst case solar irradiance of 1316 W/m2. The results of the power budget established confirm the selection and the sizing of PV panels and the batteries.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124136901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposal of a Standard Method to Define a Best Practice for Bonding FBG Sensors for Aerospace Use","authors":"A. Aimasso, Carlo Giovanni Ferro","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189989","url":null,"abstract":"Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors are fast becoming a key instrument for the development of the aerospace sector due to their exceptional physical-mechanical characteristics. In order to introduce these innovations on airplanes it is necessary to investigate the effect of their assembly process. Few studies have investigated the bonding strategy in any systematic way and no detailed investigation was addressed to the aerospace use. In the present work a new tool is presented; it allows to control the deposition of the resin on tensile specimens in width and thickness. This resin will bond FBG sensor with the specimen and the outcome will be compared with a traditional strain gauge placed in the opposite face. The specific objective of this study is to prepare the standards to define subsequently the best strategy to minimize the disturbance caused.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124857959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}