An autonomous navigation and guidance system for MUSES-C asteroid landing

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 52, Issue 2-6, 2003, Pages 125-131

  Kubota, Takashi ^a   Hashimoto, Tatsuaki ^a   Sawai, Shujiro ^a   Kawaguchi, Jun'ichiro ^a   Ninomiya, Keiken ^a   Uo, Mashashi ^b   Baba, Kenichi ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; CAMERAS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; LANDING; LAUNCHING; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; SIMULATORS; SPACECRAFT;

ASTEROIDS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037244007     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00147-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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