Abstract

New mission requirements for earth, lunar, and Mars space programs require the development of an automatic rendezvous and docking system capability. Paramount to the development of this system is the capability to provide precise relative state knowledge in position, velocity, attitude, and attitude rate between the target and chaser vehicles. Use of a laser sensor in combination with an appropriately configured navigation filter can provide the desired navigation accuracy. This paper explores the filter configuration, design considerations, and subsequent performance of a laser sensor applied to an autonomous rendezvous and docking system. Shuttle rendezvous and docking are used to demonstrate the generic navigation system concepts.

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