caa a22 4500 606244948 CHVBK 20210128101333.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12567-015-0083-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12567-015-0083-3 ARCADE-R2 experiment on board BEXUS 17 stratospheric balloon [Elektronische Daten] [Marco Barbetta, Alessandro Boesso, Francesco Branz, Andrea Carron, Lorenzo Olivieri, Jacopo Prendin, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Francesco Sansone, Livia Savioli, Fabio Spinello, Alessandro Francesconi] This paper provides an overview of the ARCADE-R2 experiment, a technology demonstrator that aimed to prove the feasibility of small-scale satellite and/or aircraft systems with automatic (a) attitude determination, (b) control and (c) docking capabilities. The experiment embodies a simplified scenario in which an unmanned vehicle mock-up performs rendezvous and docking operations with a fixed complementary unit. The experiment is composed by a supporting structure, which holds a small vehicle with one translational and one rotational degree of freedom, and its fixed target. The dual system features three main custom subsystems: a relative infrared navigation sensor, an attitude control system based on a reaction wheel and a small-scale docking mechanism. The experiment bus is equipped with pressure and temperature sensors, and wind probes to monitor the external environmental conditions. The experiment flew on board the BEXUS 17 stratospheric balloon on October 10, 2013, where several navigation-control-docking sequences were executed and data on the external pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction were collected, characterizing the atmospheric loads applied to the vehicle. This paper describes the critical components of ARCADE-R2 as well as the main results obtained from the balloon flight. CEAS, 2015 Docking mechanism nationallicence IR navigation nationallicence Autonomous miniature vehicles nationallicence Stratospheric balloon experiment nationallicence Barbetta Marco Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Boesso Alessandro Vitrociset Belgium SPRL, Transinne, Belgium aut Branz Francesco Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Carron Andrea Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Olivieri Lorenzo Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Prendin Jacopo Department of Computer Science, University of Venice, Venice, Italy aut Rodeghiero Gabriele Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Sansone Francesco Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Savioli Livia Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Spinello Fabio Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut Francesconi Alessandro Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut CEAS Space Journal Springer Vienna 7/3(2015-09-01), 347-358 1868-2502 7:3<347 2015 7 12567 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-015-0083-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-015-0083-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barbetta Marco Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Boesso Alessandro Vitrociset Belgium SPRL, Transinne, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Branz Francesco Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carron Andrea Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Olivieri Lorenzo Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Prendin Jacopo Department of Computer Science, University of Venice, Venice, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodeghiero Gabriele Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sansone Francesco Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Savioli Livia Centre of Studies and Activities for Space "G. Colombo”, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Spinello Fabio Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Francesconi Alessandro Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- CEAS Space Journal Springer Vienna 7/3(2015-09-01), 347-358 1868-2502 7:3<347 2015 7 12567