Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links

Autores
Nardin, Andrea; Fraire, Juan Andres; Dovis, Fabio
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) are being con-sidered for future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)constellations. Thanks to OISLs, the constellation incorporatesimproved clock synchronization and precise ranging among thesatellites, which are essential features to achieve accurate timeand orbit determination. High data rate communications withinthe space segment also reduce ground segment dependency, bymeans of decentralized access to information. However, the dualoptimization of data and navigation performance metrics requiresa careful assignment of OISLs to the available laser communica-tion terminals on-board. To this end, we present a Contact PlanDesign (CPD) scheme based on a Degree Constrained MinimumSpanning Tree heuristic applied to such OISL-enabled GNSS (O-GNSS) constellations. Results on the Kepler system, a novel GNSSproposal, show that a fair distribution of connectivity among theconstellation can be ensured while optimizing its range-basedposition estimation capabilities (PDOP). A PDOP improvementof 85 % is reached on average by the optimized contact plan withrespect to a generic scheduler that disregards the geometricaldistribution of the chosen links.
Fil: Nardin, Andrea. Politecnico di Torino; Italia
Fil: Fraire, Juan Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología; Argentina
Fil: Dovis, Fabio. Politecnico di Torino; Italia
Materia
CONTACT PLAN DESIGN
DEGREE CONSTRAINED MINIMUM SPANNING TREE
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
GRAPH THEORY
KEPLER
LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
OPTICAL INTER-SATELLITE LINKS
OPTIMAL SCHEDULING
SATELLITE BROADCASTING
SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS
SATELLITES
SPACE VEHICLES
SYNCHRONIZATION
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spelling Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite LinksNardin, AndreaFraire, Juan AndresDovis, FabioCONTACT PLAN DESIGNDEGREE CONSTRAINED MINIMUM SPANNING TREEGLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMGRAPH THEORYKEPLERLOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITESOPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONOPTICAL INTER-SATELLITE LINKSOPTIMAL SCHEDULINGSATELLITE BROADCASTINGSATELLITE CONSTELLATIONSSATELLITESSPACE VEHICLESSYNCHRONIZATIONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) are being con-sidered for future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)constellations. Thanks to OISLs, the constellation incorporatesimproved clock synchronization and precise ranging among thesatellites, which are essential features to achieve accurate timeand orbit determination. High data rate communications withinthe space segment also reduce ground segment dependency, bymeans of decentralized access to information. However, the dualoptimization of data and navigation performance metrics requiresa careful assignment of OISLs to the available laser communica-tion terminals on-board. To this end, we present a Contact PlanDesign (CPD) scheme based on a Degree Constrained MinimumSpanning Tree heuristic applied to such OISL-enabled GNSS (O-GNSS) constellations. Results on the Kepler system, a novel GNSSproposal, show that a fair distribution of connectivity among theconstellation can be ensured while optimizing its range-basedposition estimation capabilities (PDOP). A PDOP improvementof 85 % is reached on average by the optimized contact plan withrespect to a generic scheduler that disregards the geometricaldistribution of the chosen links.Fil: Nardin, Andrea. Politecnico di Torino; ItaliaFil: Fraire, Juan Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología; ArgentinaFil: Dovis, Fabio. Politecnico di Torino; ItaliaInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/164052Nardin, Andrea; Fraire, Juan Andres; Dovis, Fabio; Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems; 58; 3; 12-2021; 1981-19950018-92511557-9603CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1109/TAES.2021.3135025info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9650725info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:45:58Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/164052instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:45:58.789CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
title Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
spellingShingle Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
Nardin, Andrea
CONTACT PLAN DESIGN
DEGREE CONSTRAINED MINIMUM SPANNING TREE
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
GRAPH THEORY
KEPLER
LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
OPTICAL INTER-SATELLITE LINKS
OPTIMAL SCHEDULING
SATELLITE BROADCASTING
SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS
SATELLITES
SPACE VEHICLES
SYNCHRONIZATION
title_short Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
title_full Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
title_fullStr Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
title_full_unstemmed Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
title_sort Contact plan design for GNSS constellations: A case study with Optical Inter-Satellite Links
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nardin, Andrea
Fraire, Juan Andres
Dovis, Fabio
author Nardin, Andrea
author_facet Nardin, Andrea
Fraire, Juan Andres
Dovis, Fabio
author_role author
author2 Fraire, Juan Andres
Dovis, Fabio
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CONTACT PLAN DESIGN
DEGREE CONSTRAINED MINIMUM SPANNING TREE
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
GRAPH THEORY
KEPLER
LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
OPTICAL INTER-SATELLITE LINKS
OPTIMAL SCHEDULING
SATELLITE BROADCASTING
SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS
SATELLITES
SPACE VEHICLES
SYNCHRONIZATION
topic CONTACT PLAN DESIGN
DEGREE CONSTRAINED MINIMUM SPANNING TREE
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM
GRAPH THEORY
KEPLER
LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
OPTICAL INTER-SATELLITE LINKS
OPTIMAL SCHEDULING
SATELLITE BROADCASTING
SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS
SATELLITES
SPACE VEHICLES
SYNCHRONIZATION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) are being con-sidered for future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)constellations. Thanks to OISLs, the constellation incorporatesimproved clock synchronization and precise ranging among thesatellites, which are essential features to achieve accurate timeand orbit determination. High data rate communications withinthe space segment also reduce ground segment dependency, bymeans of decentralized access to information. However, the dualoptimization of data and navigation performance metrics requiresa careful assignment of OISLs to the available laser communica-tion terminals on-board. To this end, we present a Contact PlanDesign (CPD) scheme based on a Degree Constrained MinimumSpanning Tree heuristic applied to such OISL-enabled GNSS (O-GNSS) constellations. Results on the Kepler system, a novel GNSSproposal, show that a fair distribution of connectivity among theconstellation can be ensured while optimizing its range-basedposition estimation capabilities (PDOP). A PDOP improvementof 85 % is reached on average by the optimized contact plan withrespect to a generic scheduler that disregards the geometricaldistribution of the chosen links.
Fil: Nardin, Andrea. Politecnico di Torino; Italia
Fil: Fraire, Juan Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología; Argentina
Fil: Dovis, Fabio. Politecnico di Torino; Italia
description Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) are being con-sidered for future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)constellations. Thanks to OISLs, the constellation incorporatesimproved clock synchronization and precise ranging among thesatellites, which are essential features to achieve accurate timeand orbit determination. High data rate communications withinthe space segment also reduce ground segment dependency, bymeans of decentralized access to information. However, the dualoptimization of data and navigation performance metrics requiresa careful assignment of OISLs to the available laser communica-tion terminals on-board. To this end, we present a Contact PlanDesign (CPD) scheme based on a Degree Constrained MinimumSpanning Tree heuristic applied to such OISL-enabled GNSS (O-GNSS) constellations. Results on the Kepler system, a novel GNSSproposal, show that a fair distribution of connectivity among theconstellation can be ensured while optimizing its range-basedposition estimation capabilities (PDOP). A PDOP improvementof 85 % is reached on average by the optimized contact plan withrespect to a generic scheduler that disregards the geometricaldistribution of the chosen links.
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