Eduardo De Francesco, Ruggero De Francesco, E. Petritoli
{"title":"Obsolescence of the MIL-HDBK-217: A critical review","authors":"Eduardo De Francesco, Ruggero De Francesco, E. Petritoli","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999581","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the obsolescence of the “Reliability Prediction of Electronic Equipment” handbook (MIL-HDBK-217) under both technical and operative points of view, evaluating its strengths and its weaknesses. Practically the handbook is no more applicable, so it is necessary to trace the philosophy for a new method that overcomes the '217 problems: new scenarios for the reliability calculation of electronic components.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116215758","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}
S. Chiodini, M. Pertile, S. Debei, L. Bramante, Enrico Ferrentino, Alfredo Giovanni Villa, I. Musso, M. Barrera
{"title":"Mars rovers localization by matching local horizon to surface digital elevation models","authors":"S. Chiodini, M. Pertile, S. Debei, L. Bramante, Enrico Ferrentino, Alfredo Giovanni Villa, I. Musso, M. Barrera","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999600","url":null,"abstract":"In this work we have performed a sensitivity analysis of the Visual Position Estimator for Rover (VIPER) algorithm using data and images provided by NASA MER exploration rovers and NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The algorithm retrieves the rover camera position and orientation relative to a Digital Elevation Model by comparing the skyline extracted from a panoramic image captured by the rover and a set of skylines simulated on a template positions grid over the DEM. This algorithm can be used to initialize the rover position after landing in a Mars Body-Fixed Frame and as verification of rover guidance and navigation outputs. In order to test the algorithm performances we have processed data and images provided by NASA Mars Exploration Rover PANCAM and DEM provided by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE telescope. The sensitivity analysis has been performed by varying DEM resolution and template positions density. In the tested cases we show that this localization technique achieves an error up to 50 [m], thus it is possible to decrease the position uncertainty estimated with other localization techniques, like the Entry Descent and Landing estimation.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116684345","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":"Landing on Europa, part 2: Proposed instruments","authors":"K. Fowler, S. Dyer","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999560","url":null,"abstract":"This paper, the second of three, proposes a suite of instruments for a lander vehicle for studying Europa. It outlines the science and engineering parameters for the instruments. It estimates the mass, volume, and power consumption for each instrument.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114601890","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":"Artificial neural networks for impact force reconstruction on composite plates","authors":"G. Sarego, M. Zaccariotto, U. Galvanetto","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999566","url":null,"abstract":"Impacts are one of the main causes of damage in composite panels. The determination of the impact location and the reconstruction of impact force are necessary to evaluate the health of the structure. These data may be measured indirectly from the measurements of responses of sensors located on the system subjected to the impact. In this study, a composite panel model developed in Abaqus/CAE is first validated and then numerical simulations based on the model are used to obtain data for several impacts, characterized by different impact locations, different impactor velocities and masses. Subsequently, these data are used to model the complex nonlinear behavior of the composite laminate by a nonlinear system identification approach. This is based on the use of artificial neural networks, which are employed to accurately reconstruct the impact forces and the impact locations.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123762260","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}
Filippo Trevisi, M. Poli, M. Pezzato, Eugenio Di Iorio, A. Madonna, Nicola Bressanin, S. Debei
{"title":"Simulation of a sounding rocket flight's dynamic","authors":"Filippo Trevisi, M. Poli, M. Pezzato, Eugenio Di Iorio, A. Madonna, Nicola Bressanin, S. Debei","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999584","url":null,"abstract":"Sounding rockets are a widely used test bench in the aerospace field that allow testing a huge quantity of products, parts ed experiments. However, they are often expensive and require a long development cycle before launch. In this scenario, the Nimbus project team has developed a sounding rocket with the main purpose of engineering a reusable, cost-effective test bench, which is scalable to carry heavier payloads. Within the Nimbus team it was requested to develop a trajectory prediction software to determin the maximum altitude with the relative uncertainty, the landing area, the impact ellipse in case of a emergency and how construction errors and external forces influence on the trajectory. In this work are presented the theoretical approach of the uncertainty calculation of altitude and range and a comparison with the data measured during flight tests.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124610713","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":"A relative navigation sensor for CubeSats based on retro-reflective markers","authors":"F. Sansone, Francesco Branz, A. Francesconi","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999529","url":null,"abstract":"Over the last years, nanosatellites based on the CubeSat standard have been increasingly exploited by both academic institutions and commercial companies. The low cost and short development time of CubeSats make such miniature spacecraft interesting for a variety of applications. A particularly appealing future field of application for nanosatellites is On-Orbit Servicing of existing orbital assets. A number of mission concepts foresee the employment of miniature spacecraft to perform a variety of operations on orbital vehicles, ranging from inspection and monitoring to assembly and repairing. In this framework, the development of technologies that enable proximity navigation and/or docking between a nanosatellite chaser and a target object is of interest. In particular, miniaturized navigation sensors for the estimation of relative position and attitude of the involved vehicles are required. The work presented here focuses on the development of an IR-based relative navigation sensor compatible with CubeSat standard nanosatellites. The system estimates the relative pose and position of the target by taking images of the object, which is equipped with retro-reflecting fiducial markers illuminated by an array of IR LEDs on the chaser. The system architecture and operation are described, and preliminary laboratory test results are presented.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124049883","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}
Gianni D’Angelo, M. Tipaldi, L. Glielmo, S. Rampone
{"title":"Spacecraft autonomy modeled via Markov decision process and associative rule-based machine learning","authors":"Gianni D’Angelo, M. Tipaldi, L. Glielmo, S. Rampone","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999589","url":null,"abstract":"Spacecraft on-board autonomy is an important topic in currently developed and future space missions. In this study, we present a robust approach to the optimal policy of autonomous space systems modeled via Markov Decision Process (MDP) from the values assigned to its transition probability matrix. After addressing the curse of dimensionality in solving the formulated MDP problem via Approximate Dynamic Programming, we use an Apriori-based Association Classifier to infer a specific optimal policy. Finally, we also assess the effectiveness of such optimal policy in fulfilling the spacecraft autonomy requirements.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116276910","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}
C. Sierra-Roig, M. Focardi, V. Da Deppo, J. C. Ferrer, G. Morgante
{"title":"The ARIEL ESA mission on-board metrology","authors":"C. Sierra-Roig, M. Focardi, V. Da Deppo, J. C. Ferrer, G. Morgante","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999550","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will describe the on-board metrology subsystems of the ARIEL Mission, proposed in the framework of the ESA M4 call.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116553212","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}
Riccardo Giubilato, S. Chiodini, M. Pertile, S. Debei
{"title":"Stereo visual odometry failure recovery using monocular techniques","authors":"Riccardo Giubilato, S. Chiodini, M. Pertile, S. Debei","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999555","url":null,"abstract":"Stereo visual odometry is one of the most accurate dead-reckoning methods for estimating the motion of a moving vehicle but it strongly depends on a robust matching of the image features in the stereo frame. If a stereo camera is observing the environment from a critically small distance the two field of view can be subjected to poor or absent overlapping. That leads to failure of the computation pipeline because no stereo observations can be made. In this paper, we present a solution to this problem by taking advantage of monocular visual odometry techniques to propagate the pose estimations when the number of feature matches in the stereo frame is too low to produce accurate results. The proposed algorithm is tested on a challenging scenario for a stereo setup and a ground truth is given by mounting the stereo camera on a linear slide. Experimental results show that our algorithm is able to successfully recover failures of the stereo pipeline, obtaining a final position error of 1.2% of the total travelled path length in our dataset.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131192142","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":"Verification of the precise orbital holding of small satellite formation for remote control of robots on a planet surface","authors":"A. Padron, A. Nebylov, A. Knyazhsky","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2017.7999597","url":null,"abstract":"The paper considers the tasks of retention of the formation of small satellites for remote control of robots at the hard-to-reach areas of the planet.","PeriodicalId":229414,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133334286","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}