Efficient modelling of small bodies gravitational potential for

Efficient modelling of small bodies gravitational potential for autonomous approach ESR: Andrea Turconi Supervisors: Prof. Phil Palmer, Prof. Mark Roberts Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, UK First Astronet-II Training School Rome "Tor Vergata" University – 14 th-17 th January 2013

Personal Background ESR: Andrea Turconi 2 First Astronet-II Training School Rome “Tor Vergata” University – Jan. 14 th-17 th, 2013

Personal Background ESR: Andrea Turconi 3 First Astronet-II Training School Rome “Tor Vergata” University – Jan. 14 th-17 th, 2013

Asteroid modelling for autonomous approach § § § ESR: Andrea Turconi 4 ~ 1 month early operations phase Pics + Doppler & Ranging Shape model Spherical Harmonics Coefficients Commands to S/C (delay) First Astronet-II Training School Rome “Tor Vergata” University – Jan. 14 th-17 th, 2013

Asteroid modelling for autonomous approach Eros spheres model Elisabet Herrera Sucarrat, Phil Palmer, Mark Roberts (2012) § § How to generate and use such a model insitu? How to mitigate inaccuracies? ESR: Andrea Turconi Potential and ZVC of a rotating system of cotangent spheres Andrea Turconi (2012) 5 First Astronet-II Training School Rome “Tor Vergata” University – Jan. 14 th-17 th, 2013

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