J. Józwik, J. Pytka, E. Gnapowski, Adrian Stelmachowicz, G. Budzik
{"title":"The Influence of Terrain Obstacle Geometry on Aircraft Suspension System Dynamics","authors":"J. Józwik, J. Pytka, E. Gnapowski, Adrian Stelmachowicz, G. Budzik","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190033","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the measurement method and experimental results of a study investigating the effect of terrain obstacle geometry on the aircraft suspension system dynamics. Three different models of terrain obstacle geometry were tested: rectangular, triangular and semi-circular, each model having the same dimensions of 300×150×50mm. Experiments were conducted using the GOM PONTOS measuring system, which made it possible to perform a dynamic analysis of the suspension system of a Cessna 152 during passing over the above variable-geometry obstacles. All experiments were conducted for three takeoff runs of 1200, 1800 and 2700 millimetres for each terrain obstacle model, respectively. The study investigated the dynamic parameters of three crucial structural elements of the aircraft's suspension system: strut, fuselage and wheel centre, for which accelerations and velocities were measured when the aircraft was passing over the obstacles. The obtained test results indicate that the velocities $v$ of characteristic measurement points related to selected structural elements of the aircraft (fuselage, wheel, strut) vary in the range of 1.1-2.56 m/s when passing through various obstacles with different approach speeds (run-up speed). The acceleration values $alpha$ change accordingly in the range 20–58 m/s2.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"103 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":"134522003","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}
Blanchete Narimane, Amina Daghouri, A. Bah, Soumia El Hani
{"title":"Analysis of CubeSat thermal performance using various PV panel configurations","authors":"Blanchete Narimane, Amina Daghouri, A. Bah, Soumia El Hani","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189962","url":null,"abstract":"Managing the temperature of a nanosatellite is crucial to ensure the proper functioning of the payload and the platform during a mission. A thermal engineer faces the challenge of keeping both within acceptable temperature margins, which can be affected by various factors such as solar radiation, heat generated by on board equipments, and the spacecraft's orientation. To address this challenge, a simplified thermal model is typically created and examined. This model takes into account the spacecraft's geometry, material properties, and environmental factors to determine the temperature of critical components. This paper presents the results of simulations conducted on a 3D CubeSat orbiting at an altitude of 600Km. The simulations explore various PV panel combinations to determine the best compromise between thermal control and allowable power. This involves finding the optimal PV panel configuration that provides the necessary thermal control while still allowing the spacecraft to operate within its power constraints.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"59 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":"131662036","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}
Giuseppe Napolano, Claudio Vela, A. Nocerino, R. Opromolla, M. Grassi, Salvatore Amoruso, G. Donfrancesco
{"title":"Experimental Assessment of a Visual-Laser Relative Navigation Module for CubeSats","authors":"Giuseppe Napolano, Claudio Vela, A. Nocerino, R. Opromolla, M. Grassi, Salvatore Amoruso, G. Donfrancesco","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189939","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the Hardware-In-The-Loop testing of a multi-sensor relative navigation module enabling close-proximity operations toward passively cooperative space targets in the frame of On-Orbit Servicing missions. The module, which is designed according to the CubeSat standard to occupy two CubeSat units, consists of a monocular camera and a wide-field-of-view laser range finder, and exploits a sensor fusion logic to provide relative position and attitude (pose) estimates. A laboratory setup is conceived and realized to characterize the pose estimation performance of the module by providing a highly accurate benchmark. Experimental tests show that the module is able to measure its relative position and attitude with respect to a target at operative distances below 2 meters with millimeter and tenths-of-degree level accuracy, respectively. Further tests on a larger-scale trajectory in an uncontrolled environment (in terms of illumination conditions and reference pose solution) demonstrate the capability to perform pose estimation up to operative distances of about 9 meters from the target, keeping reprojection errors at sub-centimeter level, and collecting reliable range finder measurements up to 30 m.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"26 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":"133449128","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 and Prediction of Hardness Change at High Temperature Based on BP Neural Network","authors":"Chen Shilin, Shi Wei","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189982","url":null,"abstract":"With the development of science and technology, more and more equipment are facing the problem of service under extreme temperature. With the increase of temperature, the properties of materials often change, which leads to the failure state of materials at high temperature. However, the existing material testing methods, such as hardness, are mainly based on the traditional normal temperature testing. Although high-temperature hardness testing has been developed in recent years, the common upper limit temperature of the incubator is about 1200 °C, which is far lower than the denaturation temperature of most materials. Therefore, this paper analyzes the results of the change process of the hardness value measured at high temperature with temperature, and puts forward a high-temperature hardness prediction concept based on BP neural network. Based on the measured high-temperature hardness data, it predicts the subsequent change of the hardness value with the continuous increase of temperature, and looks for the temperature point of hardness failure. Through iterative learning, the fitting degree of the calculation result of the hardness change prediction model is close to one, which can well predict the result.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"52 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":"129371433","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}
Alex Minetto, Giorgio Ammirante, F. Stesina, F. Dovis, S. Corpino
{"title":"DGNSS Ranging for CubeSat Rendezvous and Docking Manoeuvres at LEO","authors":"Alex Minetto, Giorgio Ammirante, F. Stesina, F. Dovis, S. Corpino","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189978","url":null,"abstract":"In the last decade, the expansion of the Terrestrial Service Volume (TSV) of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) toward Medium-Earth Orbits (MEO) is gaining momentum. Low-Earth orbit (LEO) missions have investigated the quality of the GNSS observables, thus demonstrating its availability in near-Earth space. A timely case study is investigated in this work, where a CubeSat is expected to dock a LEO spacecraft while accurately tracking its baseline vector from the object. The mission scenario constitutes a unique chance for the characterization of differential GNSS measurements and the assessment of low-complexity relative GNSS algorithms oriented to collaborative navigation and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing autonomy in space. The paper analyses the simulation results for GNSS-based inter-spacecraft ranging (ISR) measurements leveraging differential, GPS, and Galileo measurements exchanged between the chaser and its mothership. Parametric results analyze the usability of ISRs in rendezvous and docking manoeuvres at LEO altitudes, by comparing their accuracy to pre-defined mission requirements. Output accuracy and precision bounds are eventually provided for the potential integration of ISR into hybrid navigation algorithms.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"120 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":"115086940","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}
F. Adamo, G. Andria, F. Attivissimo, A. Di Nisio, Luisa De Palma, Daniel Lotano
{"title":"Characterization of Innovative Oil Level Sensors for Aerospace Applications","authors":"F. Adamo, G. Andria, F. Attivissimo, A. Di Nisio, Luisa De Palma, Daniel Lotano","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190007","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, experimental tests for optimal characterization of a new Capacitive Oil Level Sensor for aerospace applications are described. Both the sensing part and the conditioning circuit should meet strict constraints: this leads to put great attention to the mechanical characteristics of the probes. After a brief exposition of both the whole design aspects and the main advantages of using the proposed level sensing technique, the principal characterization results in terms of sensitivity, linearity, hysteresis, and settling time are reported.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"34 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":"115334294","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":"Inflatable Beam-Switching Dome Antenna: an Advanced Study","authors":"E. Petritoli, F. Leccese, Tonino Giagnacovo","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189957","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is the evaluation and the development of an antenna system beam-switching integrated to an inflatable support. Three environmental scenarios have been evaluated: space, ground fixed and mobile. It could be used aboard a High-Altitude LTA platform or spacecraft for the fulfilment of the TT&C functions with improved performance of several db. It could be arranged in a transportable terminal “briefcase” type, without increasing costs and minimum dimensions. It could be used in moving vehicles, land, or sea (but also airplanes) to achieve performances that can offer significant gains without requiring complicated mechanisms and wear of parts.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"31 18","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113941291","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}
V. Carotenuto, A. Aubry, A. De Maio, F. Fioranelli
{"title":"Exploring Homogeneity and Covariance Matrix Structure of Multistatic/Polarimetric Sea-Clutter Data","authors":"V. Carotenuto, A. Aubry, A. De Maio, F. Fioranelli","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190048","url":null,"abstract":"The design of bespoke adaptive detection schemes relying on the joint use of multistatic/polarimetric measurements requires a preliminary statistical inference on the clutter interference environment. This is fundamental to develop an analytic model for the received signal samples, which is used to synthesize the radar detector. In this respect, the aim of this paper is the design of suitable learning tools to study some important statistical properties of the sea-clutter environment perceived at the nodes of a multistatic/polarimetric radar system. The study is complemented by the use of radar returns measured with the Netted RADar (NetRAD), which collects simultaneously monostatic and bistatic measurements. Precisely, the homogeneity properties of the data in the slow-time domain are first assessed resorting to Generalized Inner Product (GIP) based statistics. Then, the possible presence of structures in the clutter covariance matrices (both inter and intra channels) is investigated through ad-hoc statistical tools. The results show that the data, regardless the polarimetric/geometric configuration, can be modeled as drawn from a stationary process within the coherence time. Moreover, for both the monostatic and the bistatic returns the structure of the covariance matrix depends upon the polarimetric/geometric configuration of the sensing system.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"148 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114057149","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}
Giacomo Franchini, S. Chiodini, Marco Ghetti, M. Pertile
{"title":"Mechatronic Design and Positioning Accuracy Characterisation of a Robotic Arm for Exploration Rovers","authors":"Giacomo Franchini, S. Chiodini, Marco Ghetti, M. Pertile","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190044","url":null,"abstract":"Upcoming planetary exploration missions will see extensive use of rovers for both scientific tasks, building tasks and astronaut assisting tasks. An essential element to carry out these tasks is the presence of a robotic arm. In this work, the mechatronic design of a lightweight and modular robotic arm for a planetary exploration rover is presented. The presented 4DOF solution was found to provide enough dexterity to collect target samples due to the non-holonomic constraints provided by the arm's supporting rover, allowing reduced mass and power budget. The rover arm control software is based on the Robot Operative System (ROS) framework. Positioning accuracy has been evaluated with TagSLAM, a low-cost tracking method based on AprilTag fiducial markers.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"246 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":"116413670","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}
A. Valmorbida, Fabio Favaretto, Mattia Peruffo, Francesco Branz, E. Lorenzini
{"title":"Experimental validation of a Convolutional Neural Network for proximity navigation between uncooperative satellites","authors":"A. Valmorbida, Fabio Favaretto, Mattia Peruffo, Francesco Branz, E. Lorenzini","doi":"10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10189987","url":null,"abstract":"Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are a popular deep learning architecture that has been successfully applied to various computer vision tasks. In the field of satellite relative operations, CNNs are an effective method for detecting and classifying an uncooperative target spacecraft in images acquired by a chaser satellite that has to ensure the safety of the satellites when flying in close proximity. In this paper, we propose and validate through experimental tests the first part of a pipeline based on computer vision algorithms for proximity navigation between uncooperative satellites. Specifically, the computer vision algorithms employed are the state-of-the-art CNN called You Only Look Once version 7 tiny (YOLOv7-tiny), used to detect the target satellite and reduce the search field of relevant features on its surface, and the feature detector called Oriented FAST and Rotated BRIEF (ORB). The validation of the measurement system and the computer vision algorithms is carried out using a representative laboratory facility, paying particular attention to computing time and performance metrics of the image analysis algorithms devoted to object detection and feature detection.","PeriodicalId":153093,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"22 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":"122483986","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}