A Robotic Identification Method for Space Object Tracking

A practical method is proposed for the robotic identification and capture of space object in tracking mode. Method chooses proper tracking speed of the telescope and exposure time of the sensor to achieve the image which generates significant difference between the static and moving objects. Algorithm, which recognizes moving object with single frame and correlate moving path on multiple frames, drastically reduces the computational resources compared to the traditional image-differencing method. Path correlation methods are given separately for both low and high altitude object. Practical experiments show that the method is effective and convenient, realizes the fully robotic tracking for electro-optical facilities well as the key technology for the network observation system.