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Visual-Based Lunar Positioning Using a Multi-Stage Multi-Head Neural Network
The Moon has emerged as a central focus in contemporary space exploration, as evidenced by the growing deployment of satellites for …
Alessio Derobertis, Toshinori Kuwahara, Paolo Lunghi
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Robust Spacecraft Relative Pose Estimation via CNN-aided Line Segments Detection in Monocular Images
Autonomous spacecraft relative navigation via monocular images became a hot topic in the past few years and, recently, received a …
Michele Bechini, Geonmo Gu, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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Robust Spacecraft Relative Pose Estimation via CNN-aided Line Segments Detection in Monocular Images
Dataset Generation and Validation for Spacecraft Pose Estimation via Monocular Images Processing
Recent studies demonstrate the possibility of navigating in proximity of uncooperative space resident objects by using only monocular …
Michele Bechini, Michèle Lavagna, Paolo Lunghi
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Implicit Extended Kalman Filter for Optical Terrain Relative Navigation Using Delayed Measurements
The exploration of celestial bodies such as the Moon, Mars, or even smaller ones such as comets and asteroids, is the next frontier of …
Stefano Silvestrini, Margherita Piccinin, Giovanni Zanotti, Andrea Brandonisio, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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Optical Navigation for Lunar Landing Based on Convolutional Neural Network Crater Detector
Traditional vision-based navigation algorithms are highly affected from non-nominal conditions, which comprise illumination conditions …
Stefano Silvestrini, Margherita Piccinin, Giovanni Zanotti, Andrea Brandonisio, Ilaria Bloise, Lorenzo Feruglio, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna, Mattia Varile
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Spacecraft Pose Estimation via Monocular Image Processing: Dataset Generation and Validation
A new tool capable of rendering high-quality spaceborne synthetic images via ray-tracing is here presented. The assumptions and …
Michele Bechini, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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Tango Spacecraft Dataset for Monocular Pose Estimation
The "Tango Spacecraft Dataset for Monocular Pose Estimation" dataset here published should be used for relative pose …
Michele Bechini, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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Tango Spacecraft Dataset for Region of Interest Estimation and Semantic Segmentation
The "Tango Spacecraft Dataset for Region of Interest Estimation and Semantic Segmentation" dataset here published should be …
Michele Bechini, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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Tango Spacecraft Wireframe Dataset Model for Line Segments Detection
The "Tango Spacecraft Wireframe Dataset Model for Line Segments Detection" dataset here published should be used for line …
Michele Bechini, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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ARGOS: Calibrated Facility for Image Based Relative Navigation Technologies on Ground Verification and Testing
This paper presents the recent developments of ARGOS, a GNC experimental facility at Politecnico of Milano, at the premises of the …
Margherita Piccinin, Stefano Silvestrini, Giovanni Zanotti, Andrea Brandonisio, Paolo Lunghi, Michèle Lavagna
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