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Navigation and Control Systems

A spacecraft’s orbit and position must be precisely and actively controlled. This is managed using a combination of sensors, actuators and onboard data processing. The Navigation and Control Systems department is concerned with research and development of future seminal and/or strategic relevant technologies in the following areas:

attitude and orbit control systems

Technology

• Development of guidance, navigation and control systems for space applications
• Simulation of spacecraft orbit and position dynamics and control systems
• System analysis of orbit and position control subsystems 
• Test and verification of orbit and position control systems and components

Applications

• Satellite formation flying
• Integrated navigation systems for space applications
• Terrain based navigation for exploration missions
• Verification of navigation and control systems
• Simulation of Orbit and Position Control Systems
  

Projects

• SHEFEX-2 navigation experiment
• SHEFEX III
• AsteroidFinder
• ATON

Test Facilities

• TRON
• TEAMS 
• FACE
• GPS/INS
• HILT

Software

• HPS