LiDAR for Robust Exoatmospheric Positioning

L. M. Arthur; R. S. Kemp

LiDAR for Robust Exoatmospheric Positioning

Instrumentation and Detectors 2025-02-04 v1 Applied Physics Optics

Authors: L. M. Arthur , R. S. Kemp

Abstract

We present an active method for robust exoatmospheric positioning using space-based intensity modulated direct detection (IMDD) LiDAR with a spacecraft-based transmitter and receiver and a constellation of orbital reflectors. We discuss the precision of the method, the power requirements, the advantages of such a method over existing GPS/GNSS systems, and potential applications.

Keywords

space missions and telescopes proper orthogonal decomposition

Cite

@article{arxiv.2502.00091,
  title  = {LiDAR for Robust Exoatmospheric Positioning},
  author = {L. M. Arthur and R. S. Kemp},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.00091},
  year   = {2025}
}

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