Title :
Field test implementation to evaluate a flash LIDAR as a primary sensor for safe lunar landing
Author :
Keim, Jason A. ; Mobasser, Sohrab ; Kuang, Da ; Cheng, Yang ; Ivanov, Tonislav ; Johnson, Andrew E. ; Goldberg, Hannah R. ; Khanoyan, Garen ; Natzic, David B.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
From May 2 through May 7 of 2008, the Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) Exploration Technology Development Program carried out a helicopter field test to assess the use of a flash LIDAR as a primary sensor during lunar landing. The field test data has been used to evaluate the performance of the LIDAR system and of algorithms for LIDAR Hazard Detection and Avoidance, Hazard Relative Navigation, and Passive Optical Terrain Relative Navigation. Reported here is a comprehensive description of the field test hardware, ground infrastructure and trajectory reconstruction methodologies.
Keywords :
Moon; aerospace instrumentation; aerospace testing; collision avoidance; hazards; helicopters; instrument landing systems; optical radar; space vehicles; LIDAR hazard detection; autonomous landing; flash LIDAR; hazard avoidance technology; hazard relative navigation; helicopter field test; passive optical terrain relative navigation; safe lunar landing; trajectory reconstruction; Aircraft navigation; Cameras; Global Positioning System; Hazards; Helicopters; Instruments; Laser radar; Moon; Optical sensors; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3887-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2010.5447024
