Gnc Engineer In Flight Segment And Robotics Division
CurrentGNC software development in MATLAB/Simulink as well as writing of documentation in the frame of ESA and UKSA funded projects, including:PROBA-3 Phase D/E1Implementation in the mission’s Functional Engineering Simulator (FES) of an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for relative GPS formation flying navigation including estimation of the floating ambiguity of the Double differenced Carrier-phase measurements. Validation of the implementation through extensive Monte-Carlo (MC) campaigns. COSMIC ADR Phase BAdaptation and enhancement of an internal Simulink based software tool, subsequently used to perform a feasibility study of the applicability of plume-impingement based contactless detumbling of the candidate targets for Active Debris Removal (ADR) in supporting the mission and system design. Writing of the documentations describing the models used and the simulation results, outputs of the activity.CPO V&VSupport as industrial partner to ESA’s Close-Proximity Operation (CPO) working group to update the guidelines for Safe and Sustainable CPO, including revision and implementation of requirements with associated Verification and Validation (V&V) methodologies.The main area of expertise where GMV-GNC has contributed has been in the definition, use and V&V of passively safe orbit and approach for CPO.
