SBIR/STTR Research Award
Optical Navigation System
Award amount
$69,788Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- PRINCETON SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC
- Proposal award date
- 2007-01-19
- Contract end date
- 2007-07-23
- UEI
- GR9KVUD15386
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- O1.02
Research abstract
This proposal is for a flexible navigation system for deep space operations that does not require
GPS measurements. The navigation solution is computed using an Unscented Kalman Filter that
can accept any combination of range, planet chordwidth, and angle measurements using any ce-
lestial object. The UKF employs a full nonlinear dynamical model of the orbit including gravity models and disturbance models. The filter will estimate both states and parameters. The integrated system employs a sensor that uses novel image processing to extract planetary chordwidths. The extra-solar system body sensor will employ band limiting imaging with the band selected to maximize reliable autonomous object identification.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Multi-Megawatt Superconducting Motor for Electric Aircraft
- Neural Space Navigator
- Superconducting Coils for Small Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engines
Awards with the same topic code
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- High Performance ADC for Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems
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- Development of a Novel, Ultra-Low SWAP, RAD-Tolerant, Multi-Channel, Reprogrammable Photonic Integrated Circuit Optical Transceiver Module
- Radiation Hard Electronics for Advanced Communication Systems
Research funding history
39 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2024). Reported award amounts total $12,042,174. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy