Descripción del proyecto
Mejora del control autónomo para naves espaciales autónomas
Perfeccionar el guiado autónomo puede mejorar la utilidad de las naves espaciales pequeñas como los CubeSats. En el proyecto FAAST, financiado por las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, se desarrollarán algoritmos de guía y control para los CubeSats y otros tipos de naves espaciales interplanetarias. Su equipo se centrará en la guía y el control orbitales autónomos para misiones científicas en el espacio profundo, sobre todo para controlar misiones en las proximidades de asteroides. El proyecto también contribuirá al proyecto EXTREMA del grupo DART, que está desarrollando nuevas técnicas de guiado, navegación y control para naves espaciales autónomas. Las actividades de investigación incluyen desde avances fundamentales en mecánica celeste y astrodinámica al desarrollo y la demostración de algoritmos específicos en un entorno de alta fidelidad. Además, fomentarán la cooperación transatlántica entre las comunidades de investigación de vuelos espaciales de los Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea.
Objetivo
The FAAST project (Facilitating Autonomy in Astrodynamics for Spacecraft Technology) is proposed for developing autonomous guidance and control algorithms for CubeSats and other interplanetary spacecraft. This project will be conducted with Prof. Francesco Topputo of the DART group at Politecnico di Milano (Polimi) in Italy, which has expertise in deep-space guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) from its past and present involvement with ESA projects, including multiple CubeSat missions. The primary focus of FAAST is on autonomous orbit guidance and control for deep-space scientific space missions - a challenging problem which currently must be handled by dedicated teams of engineers on Earth which support the spacecraft's operations. In particular, this work is concerned with autonomous guidance and control in the vicinity of asteroids, which presents a particularly challenging environment. The FAAST project will contribute to, benefit from, and interface with the DART group's EXTREMA project, a 5 year (2021-2026) €2M project funded by the European Research Council. EXTREMA is developing new GNC techniques for self-driving spacecraft.
FAAST proposes research activity that spans from fundamental developments in celestial mechanics and astrodynamics to specific algorithm development and demonstration in a high-fidelity setting. This presents an ambitious course of research for a two-year project, but it is well-organized into four achievable objectives. The researcher holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder, a leading institution in spaceflight education and research. The supervisor is a Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Polimi, and a leading expert in spacecraft GNC and interplanetary CubeSats. This project has the potential to meaningfully advance the state-of-the-art in spacecraft guidance and control while facilitating transatlantic cooperation between the US and EU spaceflight research communities.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringastronautical engineeringspacecraft
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesasteroids
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencescelestial mechanics
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit GrantCoordinador
20133 Milano
Italia