A novel encoding element for robust pose estimation using planar fiducials

Pose estimation in robotics is often achieved using images from known and purposefully applied markers or fiducials taken by a monocular camera. This low-cost system architecture can provide accurate and precise pose estimation measurements. However, to prevent the restriction of robotic movement and occlusions of features, the fiducial markers...

Relative Navigation for Debris Removal (RENDER): Designing a Novel Fiducial Marker System

To mitigate the growth of space debris, it is vital that Active Debris Removal (ADR) is performed in the near future. Since ADR will require robust relative navigation, future spacecraft should be marked with fiducial markers that are robustly extracted from an image taken by a chaser spacecraft. To prevent the restriction of robotic movement...