Spacecraft Angular Rate Estimation via Event-Based Camera Sensing

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Auteurs principaux: Franzese, Vittorio, Hariry, Matteo El
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author Franzese, Vittorio
Hariry, Matteo El
author_facet Franzese, Vittorio
Hariry, Matteo El
contents This paper presents a method for determining spacecraft angular rates using event-based camera sensing. This is achieved by analyzing the temporal distribution of brightness events triggered by the apparent motion of stars. The location and polarity of the events are used to infer the apparent motion field of the stars, which is, in turn, employed to estimate the observer angular velocity in the camera frame. This can be converted to the spacecraft angular rates provided an attitude reference. The method is validated through numerical simulation for a synthetic dataset of event streams generated on random spacecraft pointing and rates conditions. The accuracy of the method is assessed, demonstrating its potential to complement or replace conventional rate sensors in spacecraft systems using event camera sensing.
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spellingShingle Spacecraft Angular Rate Estimation via Event-Based Camera Sensing
Franzese, Vittorio
Hariry, Matteo El
Systems and Control
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
This paper presents a method for determining spacecraft angular rates using event-based camera sensing. This is achieved by analyzing the temporal distribution of brightness events triggered by the apparent motion of stars. The location and polarity of the events are used to infer the apparent motion field of the stars, which is, in turn, employed to estimate the observer angular velocity in the camera frame. This can be converted to the spacecraft angular rates provided an attitude reference. The method is validated through numerical simulation for a synthetic dataset of event streams generated on random spacecraft pointing and rates conditions. The accuracy of the method is assessed, demonstrating its potential to complement or replace conventional rate sensors in spacecraft systems using event camera sensing.
title Spacecraft Angular Rate Estimation via Event-Based Camera Sensing
topic Systems and Control
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.08041