Developing Flight Dynamics techniques and algorithms to ensure high level of autonomy for next generation of space missions is one of the main objectives of the flight dynamics department in CNES. One example of these autonomous techniques is the Autonomous Orbital Control (AOC) which consists of delegating to onboard satellite system the identification, planning and realization of orbital...
PILOT (Precise and Intelligent Landing using On-board Technologies) is a European system that is designed to be used for precise and safe landings on the moon surface, currently in C/D1 development phase. The system is scheduled to be integrated onboard the Russian Luna-Resource-1 lander (Luna-27 mission – scheduled for launch in 2025) as part of its functional avionics, with the main goal of...
Space Rider is a reusable spacecraft platform for multiple commercial and institutional application (microgravity, IOV/IOD, sience, robotics) able to perform in-orbit payload operations, de-orbit, re-enter and land on ground and be relaunched after limited refurbishment.
Main challenges from the programme are the reusability and re-fliability as well as the commercialisation of a novel...
The presentation is about A re-usable high reliability computer for autonomous missions (formally know as PNEXT and nowadays as ADPMS3).
ADPMS stands for Advance Data and Power Management System, and is actually a family of products. Besides the high reliable computer (that I will present today), it also features aMass Memory Module, a Power Condition Unit, a Remote Terminal Unit, and...
Avionics system is a key element in launcher development ensuring the heterogeneous services of GNC, telemetry, power and safeguard.As such, dedicated effort is engaged in FLPP to mature avionics technology with the objective to fulfil the numerous challenges dictated by the evolving market and institutional needs for future launchers. These challengesinclude drastic cost reduction (including...
ESOC executed its first collision avoidance manoeuvre in 1997, when ERS-1 had a close approach with a defunct Kosmos spacecraft.
Since then, the process for collision risk management and eventually avoidance manoeuvres execution has evolve up to a point where it has become routine for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit.
The number of escalated events has increased significantly in the recent...
Artificial Intelligence methods show fantastic results in specific applications. However, Deep Learning approaches still suffer from the back-box phenomena such that it remains impossible to understand the way a model for a given taskworks. This is unproblematic in a large range of applications, but in safety critical environments, this changes drastically: if human lives are involved, some...
