Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Part 1 Fundamental GNC Tools
2. Reference systems and planetary models
3. The space environment
4. Orbital dynamics
5. Attitude dynamics
6. Sensors
7. Actuators

Part 2 Spacecraft GNC
8. Guidance
9. Navigation
10. Control
11. FDIR development approaches in space systems
12. GNC verification and validation
13. On-board implementation

Part 3 AI and Modern Applications
14. Applicative GNC cases and examples
15. Modern spacecraft GNC
16. Mathematical and geometrical rules
17. Dynamical systems theory
18. Autocoding best practices

About the Author

Dr. Vincenzo Pesce is a GNC Engineer at Airbus D&S Advanced Studies Department in Toulouse, France. His current research interests include autonomous GNC for proximity operations, rendezvous and landing, vision-based navigation, and GNC innovative methods. Dr. Andrea Colagrossi is an assistant professor of Flight Mechanics at the Aerospace Science and Technology Department of Politecnico di Milano. His main research interests are spacecraft GNC and system engineering for advanced small satellite applications, with a focus on effective GNC implementation with limited hardware resources, innovative GNC techniques, and autonomous failure and contingency modes management. Dr. Stefano Silvestrini is a post-doctoral researcher at the Aerospace Science and Technology Department of Politecnico di Milano. His research interests include the development of Artificial Intelligence algorithms for autonomous GNC in distributed space systems and proximity operations, particularly tailored for embedded applications in small platforms.