Paper Category: Payload Engineering
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A Camera Payload and Processing Unit for Onboard Solar Panel Deployment Verification Using Segmentation and Contour-Based Compression
The CPPU is a compact Camera Payload and Processing Unit (CPPU) for autonomous in-orbit verification of deployable mechanisms, with a focus on solar panel deployment status and subsequent anomaly monitoring. The goal is to demonstrate that decision-relevant onboard vision can replace “image-as-telemetry” by converting camera frames into reliable descriptors that support autonomous assessment while reducing…