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04_lro_od/
main.rs

1#![doc = include_str!("./README.md")]
2extern crate log;
3extern crate nyx_space as nyx;
4extern crate pretty_env_logger as pel;
5
6use anise::{
7    almanac::metaload::MetaFile,
8    constants::{
9        celestial_objects::{EARTH, JUPITER_BARYCENTER, SUN},
10        frames::{EARTH_J2000, MOON_J2000, MOON_PA_FRAME},
11    },
12    prelude::Almanac,
13};
14use hifitime::{Epoch, TimeSeries, TimeUnits, Unit};
15use nyx::{
16    Orbit, Spacecraft, State,
17    cosmic::{Frame, Mass, MetaAlmanac, SRPData},
18    dynamics::{
19        GravityField, OrbitalDynamics, SolarPressure, SpacecraftDynamics, guidance::LocalFrame,
20    },
21    io::{ConfigRepr, ExportCfg},
22    md::prelude::{GravityFieldData, Traj},
23    od::{
24        GroundStation, SpacecraftKalmanOD,
25        prelude::{KalmanVariant, TrackingArcSim, TrkConfig},
26        process::{Estimate, NavSolution, SigmaRejection, SpacecraftUncertainty},
27        snc::ProcessNoise3D,
28    },
29    propagators::Propagator,
30};
31
32use std::{collections::BTreeMap, error::Error, path::PathBuf, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
33
34fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
35    pel::init();
36
37    // ====================== //
38    // === ALMANAC SET UP === //
39    // ====================== //
40
41    // Dynamics models require planetary constants and ephemerides to be defined.
42    // Let's start by grabbing those by using ANISE's MetaAlmanac.
43
44    let output_folder: PathBuf = [env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "../data", "04_output"]
45        .iter()
46        .collect();
47
48    let data_folder: PathBuf = [env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "examples", "04_lro_od"]
49        .iter()
50        .collect();
51
52    let meta = data_folder.join("lro-dynamics.dhall");
53
54    // Load this ephem in the general Almanac we're using for this analysis.
55    let almanac = Arc::new(
56        MetaAlmanac::new(meta.to_string_lossy().as_ref())
57            .map_err(Box::new)?
58            .process(true)
59            .map_err(Box::new)?,
60    );
61
62    // Orbit determination requires a Trajectory structure, which can be saved as parquet file.
63    // In our case, the trajectory comes from the BSP file, so we need to build a Trajectory from the almanac directly.
64    // To query the Almanac, we need to build the LRO frame in the J2000 orientation in our case.
65    // Inspecting the LRO BSP in the ANISE GUI shows us that NASA has assigned ID -85 to LRO.
66    let lro_frame = Frame::from_ephem_j2000(-85);
67
68    // To build the trajectory we need to provide a spacecraft template.
69    let sc_template = Spacecraft::builder()
70        .mass(Mass::from_dry_and_prop_masses(1018.0, 900.0)) // Launch masses
71        .srp(SRPData {
72            // SRP configuration is arbitrary, but we will be estimating it anyway.
73            area_m2: 3.9 * 2.7,
74            coeff_reflectivity: 0.96,
75        })
76        .orbit(Orbit::zero(MOON_J2000)) // Setting a zero orbit here because it's just a template
77        .build();
78    // Now we can build the trajectory from the BSP file.
79    // We'll arbitrarily set the tracking arc to 24 hours with a five second time step.
80    let traj_as_flown = Traj::from_bsp(
81        lro_frame,
82        MOON_J2000,
83        &almanac,
84        sc_template,
85        5.seconds(),
86        Some(Epoch::from_str("2024-01-01 01:00:00 UTC")?),
87        Some(Epoch::from_str("2024-01-02 01:00:00 UTC")?),
88        None,
89        Some("LRO".to_string()),
90    )?;
91
92    println!("{traj_as_flown}");
93
94    // ====================== //
95    // === MODEL MATCHING === //
96    // ====================== //
97
98    // Set up the spacecraft dynamics.
99
100    // Specify that the orbital dynamics must account for the graviational pull of the Earth and the Sun.
101    // The gravity of the Moon will also be accounted for since the spaceraft in a lunar orbit.
102    let mut orbital_dyn = OrbitalDynamics::point_masses(vec![EARTH, SUN, JUPITER_BARYCENTER]);
103
104    // We want to include the spherical harmonics, so let's download the gravitational data from the Nyx Cloud.
105    // We're using the GRAIL JGGRX model.
106    let mut jggrx_meta = MetaFile {
107        uri: "http://public-data.nyxspace.com/nyx/models/Luna_jggrx_1500e_sha.tab.gz".to_string(),
108        crc32: Some(0x6bcacda8), // Specifying the CRC32 avoids redownloading it if it's cached.
109    };
110    // And let's download it if we don't have it yet.
111    jggrx_meta.process(true)?;
112
113    // Build the spherical harmonics.
114    // The harmonics must be computed in the body fixed frame.
115    // We're using the long term prediction of the Moon principal axes frame.
116    let moon_pa_frame = MOON_PA_FRAME.with_orient(31008);
117    let sph_harmonics = GravityField::new(GravityFieldData::from_shadr(
118        &jggrx_meta.uri,
119        81,
120        81,
121        almanac.frame_info(moon_pa_frame)?,
122    )?);
123
124    // Include the spherical harmonics into the orbital dynamics.
125    orbital_dyn.accel_models.push(sph_harmonics);
126
127    // We define the solar radiation pressure, using the default solar flux and accounting only
128    // for the eclipsing caused by the Earth and Moon.
129    // Note that by default, enabling the SolarPressure model will also enable the estimation of the coefficient of reflectivity.
130    let srp_dyn = SolarPressure::new(vec![EARTH_J2000, MOON_J2000], &almanac)?;
131
132    // Finalize setting up the dynamics, specifying the force models (orbital_dyn) separately from the
133    // acceleration models (SRP in this case). Use `from_models` to specify multiple accel models.
134    let dynamics = SpacecraftDynamics::from_model(orbital_dyn, srp_dyn);
135
136    println!("{dynamics}");
137
138    // Now we can build the propagator.
139    let setup = Propagator::default_dp78(dynamics.clone());
140
141    // For reference, let's build the trajectory with Nyx's models from that LRO state.
142    let (sim_final, traj_as_sim) = setup
143        .with(*traj_as_flown.first(), almanac.clone())
144        .until_epoch_with_traj(traj_as_flown.last().epoch())?;
145
146    println!("SIM INIT:  {:x}", traj_as_flown.first());
147    println!("SIM FINAL: {sim_final:x}");
148    // Compute RIC difference between SIM and LRO ephem
149    let sim_lro_delta = sim_final
150        .orbit
151        .ric_difference(&traj_as_flown.last().orbit)?;
152    println!("{traj_as_sim}");
153    println!(
154        "SIM v LRO - RIC Position (m): {:.3}",
155        sim_lro_delta.radius_km * 1e3
156    );
157    println!(
158        "SIM v LRO - RIC Velocity (m/s): {:.3}",
159        sim_lro_delta.velocity_km_s * 1e3
160    );
161
162    traj_as_sim.ric_diff_to_parquet(
163        &traj_as_flown,
164        output_folder.join("./04_lro_sim_truth_error.parquet"),
165        ExportCfg::default(),
166    )?;
167
168    // ==================== //
169    // === OD SIMULATOR === //
170    // ==================== //
171
172    // After quite some time trying to exactly match the model, we still end up with an oscillatory difference on the order of 150 meters between the propagated state
173    // and the truth LRO state.
174
175    // Therefore, we will actually run an estimation from a dispersed LRO state.
176    // The sc_seed is the true LRO state from the BSP.
177    let sc_seed = *traj_as_flown.first();
178
179    // Load the Deep Space Network ground stations.
180    // Nyx allows you to build these at runtime but it's pretty static so we can just load them from YAML.
181    let ground_station_file: PathBuf = [
182        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
183        "examples",
184        "04_lro_od",
185        "dsn-network.yaml",
186    ]
187    .iter()
188    .collect();
189
190    let devices = GroundStation::load_named(ground_station_file)?;
191
192    let proc_devices = devices.clone();
193
194    // Typical OD software requires that you specify your own tracking schedule or you'll have overlapping measurements.
195    // Nyx can build a tracking schedule for you based on the first station with access.
196    let trkconfg_yaml: PathBuf = [
197        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
198        "examples",
199        "04_lro_od",
200        "tracking-cfg.yaml",
201    ]
202    .iter()
203    .collect();
204
205    let configs: BTreeMap<String, TrkConfig> = TrkConfig::load_named(trkconfg_yaml)?;
206
207    // Build the tracking arc simulation to generate a "standard measurement".
208    let mut trk = TrackingArcSim::<Spacecraft, GroundStation>::with_seed(
209        devices.clone(),
210        traj_as_flown.clone(),
211        configs,
212        123, // Set a seed for reproducibility
213    )?;
214
215    trk.build_schedule(&almanac)?;
216    let arc = trk.generate_measurements(&almanac)?;
217    // Save the simulated tracking data
218    arc.to_parquet_simple(output_folder.join("04_lro_simulated_tracking.parquet"))?;
219
220    // We'll note that in our case, we have continuous coverage of LRO when the vehicle is not behind the Moon.
221    println!("{arc}");
222
223    // Now that we have simulated measurements, we'll run the orbit determination.
224
225    // ===================== //
226    // === OD ESTIMATION === //
227    // ===================== //
228
229    let sc = SpacecraftUncertainty::builder()
230        .nominal(sc_seed)
231        .frame(LocalFrame::RIC)
232        .x_km(0.5)
233        .y_km(0.5)
234        .z_km(0.5)
235        .vx_km_s(5e-3)
236        .vy_km_s(5e-3)
237        .vz_km_s(5e-3)
238        .build();
239
240    // Build the filter initial estimate, which we will reuse in the filter.
241    let mut initial_estimate = sc.to_estimate()?;
242    initial_estimate.covar *= 1.5;
243
244    println!("== FILTER STATE ==\n{sc_seed:x}\n{initial_estimate}");
245
246    // Build the SNC in the Moon J2000 frame, specified as a velocity noise over time.
247    let process_noise = ProcessNoise3D::from_velocity_km_s(
248        &[5e-13, 5e-13, 5e-13],
249        1 * Unit::Hour,
250        10 * Unit::Minute,
251        None,
252    );
253
254    println!("{process_noise}");
255
256    // We'll set up the OD process to reject measurements whose residuals are move than 3 sigmas away from what we expect.
257    let odp = SpacecraftKalmanOD::new(
258        setup,
259        KalmanVariant::ReferenceUpdate,
260        Some(SigmaRejection::default()),
261        proc_devices,
262        almanac.clone(),
263    )
264    .with_process_noise(process_noise);
265
266    let od_sol = odp.process_arc(initial_estimate, &arc)?;
267
268    let final_est = od_sol.estimates.last().unwrap();
269
270    println!("{final_est}");
271
272    let ric_err = traj_as_flown
273        .at(final_est.epoch())?
274        .orbit
275        .ric_difference(&final_est.orbital_state())?;
276    println!("== RIC at end ==");
277    println!("RIC Position (m): {:.3}", ric_err.radius_km * 1e3);
278    println!("RIC Velocity (m/s): {:.3}", ric_err.velocity_km_s * 1e3);
279
280    println!(
281        "Num residuals rejected: #{}",
282        od_sol.rejected_residuals().len()
283    );
284    println!(
285        "Percentage within +/-3: {}",
286        od_sol.residual_ratio_within_threshold(3.0).unwrap()
287    );
288    println!("Ratios normal? {}", od_sol.is_normal(None).unwrap());
289    od_sol.nis_consistency(None)?.log();
290
291    od_sol.to_parquet(
292        output_folder.join("04_lro_od_results.parquet"),
293        ExportCfg::default(),
294    )?;
295
296    // Create the ephemeris
297    let ephem = od_sol.to_ephemeris("LRO rebuilt".to_string());
298    let ephem_start = ephem.start_epoch().unwrap();
299    let ephem_end = ephem.end_epoch().unwrap();
300    // Check that the covariance is PSD throughout the ephemeris by interpolating it.
301    for epoch in TimeSeries::inclusive(ephem_start, ephem_end, Unit::Minute * 5) {
302        ephem
303            .covar_at(
304                epoch,
305                anise::ephemerides::ephemeris::LocalFrame::RIC,
306                &almanac,
307            )
308            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("covar not PSD at {epoch}: {e}"));
309    }
310    // Export as BSP!
311    ephem
312        .write_spice_bsp(
313            -85,
314            output_folder.join("04_lro_rebuilt.bsp").to_str().unwrap(),
315            None,
316        )
317        .expect("could not built BSP");
318    let new_almanac = Almanac::default()
319        .load(output_folder.join("04_lro_rebuilt.bsp").to_str().unwrap())
320        .unwrap();
321    new_almanac.describe(None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None);
322    let (spk_start, spk_end) = new_almanac.spk_domain(-85).unwrap();
323
324    assert!((ephem_start - spk_start).abs() < Unit::Microsecond * 1);
325    assert!((ephem_end - spk_end).abs() < Unit::Microsecond * 1);
326
327    // In our case, we have the truth trajectory from NASA.
328    // So we can compute the RIC state difference between the real LRO ephem and what we've just estimated.
329    // Export the OD trajectory first.
330    let od_trajectory = od_sol.to_traj()?;
331    // Build the RIC difference.
332    od_trajectory.ric_diff_to_parquet(
333        &traj_as_flown,
334        output_folder.join("04_lro_od_truth_error.parquet"),
335        ExportCfg::default(),
336    )?;
337
338    Ok(())
339}