Data-driven image processing for onboard optical navigation around a binary asteroid

M Pugliatti, V Franzese, F Topputo - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
In this work data-driven image processing options for a CubeSat mission around a binary
asteroid system are investigated. The methods considered belong to two main branches of …

The Milani mission: overview and architecture of the optical-based GNC system

M Pugliatti, A Rizza, F Piccolo, V Franzese… - AIAA Scitech 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-2381. vid Milani is a 6U CubeSat
that will be part of the Hera mission around the Didymos binary system. Its objectives are …

[HTML][HTML] The vision-based guidance, navigation, and control system of Hera's Milani Cubesat

M Pugliatti, F Piccolo, A Rizza, V Franzese, F Topputo - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Milani is a 6U CubeSat that will be released in the Didymos binary asteroid system by ESA's
Hera spacecraft. Its objectives are to study and characterize the system's asteroids, thus …

[HTML][HTML] The hera radio science experiment at didymos

E Gramigna, RL Manghi, M Zannoni, P Tortora… - Planetary and Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Hera represents the European Space Agency's inaugural planetary defense space
mission and plays a pivotal role in the Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous-Thrust Circular Orbit Phasing Optimization of Deep Space CubeSats

AA Quarta - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The recent technology advancements in miniaturizing the primary components of spacecraft
allow the classic CubeSats to be considered as a valid option in the design of a deep space …

[HTML][HTML] Robust stability and mission performance of a CubeSat orbiting the Didymos binary asteroid system

I Fodde, J Feng, A Riccardi, M Vasile - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamics of a CubeSat orbiting a binary asteroid system can be quite complex due to
the irregular gravitational fields of the two bodies and the significant effect of the Solar …

Applied trajectory design for CubeSat close-proximity operations around asteroids: The Milani case

C Bottiglieri, F Piccolo, C Giordano, F Ferrari… - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a practical approach to trajectory design for asteroid exploration missions with
CubeSats is presented. When applied trajectories are sought, operative concerns and …

Finding regions of bounded motion in binary asteroid environment using Lagrangian descriptors

S Raffa, G Merisio, F Topputo - Communications in Nonlinear Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Trajectory design in highly-perturbed environments like binary asteroids is challenging. It
typically requires using realistic, non-autonomous dynamical models in which periodic …

Design of the on-board image processing of the Milani mission

M Pugliatti, V Franzese, A Rizza, F Piccolo… - Proceedings of the 44th …, 2022 - Springer
Milani is a 6U CubeSat that will visit the Didymos binary system as part of the Hera mission.
Its objectives are both scientific and technological: to study and characterize the asteroid …

[PDF][PDF] Trajectory design and orbit determination of Hera's Milani CubeSat

C Bottiglieri, F Piccolo, A Rizza… - ADVANCES IN THE …, 2022 - re.public.polimi.it
Hera is the European contribution to the ESA-NASA collaboration AIDA. During the mission,
two CubeSats will be released in proximity of the binary asteroid 65803-Didymos: Milani and …