Speaker
Description
Event-based sensor simulation for space applications in real-time
Manuel Sanchez Gestido (Guidance, Navigation and Control Section – ESTEC)
Vision-based framing sensors are well-established in the space community as a critical component of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for autonomous spacecraft navigation and landing. Event-based sensors, on the contrary, detect changes in pixel intensity levels, so output an asynchronous stream of pixel events. Their unique properties (such as high temporal resolution, low latency (microseconds), and much higher dynamic range than conventional cameras) have some advantages for space mission scenarios and navigation applications. To support developments in this area, a well established real-time frame-based sensor simulator (PANGU) is being extended to simulate event-based data in a variety of space applications, with simulated data evaluated with respect to standard event-based calibration tools
