Object Correlation and Maneuver Detection Using Optimal Control Performance Metrics

Abstract

Object correlation and maneuver detection are persistent problems in space surveillance and space object catalog maintenance. This paper demonstrates the utility of using quadratic trajectory control cost, an analog to the trajectory L2-norm in control, as a distance metric with which to both correlate object tracks and detect maneuvers using Uncorrelated Tracks (UCTs), real-time sensor measurement residuals, and prior state uncertainty. State and measurement uncertainty are incorporated into the computation, and distributions of optimal control usage are computed. Both UCT correlation as well as maneuver detection are demonstrated in several scenarios Potential avenues for future research and contributions are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA531684

Entities

People

  • Daniel Scheeres
  • Marcus Holzinger

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Computations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • Kalman Filters
  • Maneuvers
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Random Variables
  • Space Objects
  • Space Surveillance
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers