Safely docking a spacecraft to a target vehicle

Safely docking a spacecraft to a target vehicle

The space scenario envisions a crewed spacecraft performing a docking manoeuvre to an uncooperative target (a space station or another spacecraft) on a specific docking site. The GNC system must be able to acquire the pose estimation of the docking target and of the spacecraft itself, to compute a trajectory towards the target and to send commands to the actuators to perform the docking manoeuvre. The safety goal is to dock with adequate precision and avoid crashing or damaging the assets.