Geometric corrections of artifacts induced by the attitude control actuators in CubeSats

Attitude determination and control systems (AOCS) are an essential element for satellites, especially in remote sensing missions. However, current actuators used to control the platform attitude, as reaction wheels or magnetorquers, have some actual limitations, especially in small satellites. They...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Llaveria Godoy, David|||0000-0002-4917-5798
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/177011
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/177011
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Artificial satellites
Geometry
Blur
Deblur
CubeSats
Attitude
Jitter
Satèl·lits artificials
Geometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
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Sumario:Attitude determination and control systems (AOCS) are an essential element for satellites, especially in remote sensing missions. However, current actuators used to control the platform attitude, as reaction wheels or magnetorquers, have some actual limitations, especially in small satellites. They add, periodically, a small jitter to the satellite attitude that, in addition to the high resolution of the current capturing systems, produces a non-negligible blur effect in the images. This Master thesis is focused on deblurring techniques to minimize and correct the distortion produced. Two main objectives are addressed to restore the blurred images. First, the data coming from the inertial sensors embarked on the satellite to infer the movement of the camera is used. Secondly, a deblurring technique for non-constant blurring over an image is applied. Furthermore, a software to test this methodology is presented and different tests are simulated using it.