RT journal article
T1 Space Debris In-Orbit Detection with Commercial Automotive LiDAR Sensors
A1 López Calle, Isabel
A2 Ingeniería en AutomáticaElectrónica, Arquitectura y Redes de Computadores
K1 space debris
K1 LiDAR
K1 mapping
K1 LASER
K1 sensors
AB This article presents an alternative approach to detecting and mapping space debris in lowEarth orbit by utilizing commercially available automotive LiDAR sensors mounted on CubeSats. Themain objective is to leverage the compact size, low weight, and minimal power consumption of thesesensors to create a “Large Cosmic LiDAR” (LCL) system. This LCL system would operate similarlyto a giant radar circling the Earth, with strategically positioned LiDAR sensors along the target orbit.The article examines the feasibility of this concept by analyzing the relative orbital velocity betweenthe sensor and debris objects, and calculating the time required to scan a complete orbit.
PB MDPI
SN 1424-8220
YR 2024
FD 2024-11-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35850
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35850
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026