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, MOON, SUN},
10        frames::{EARTH_J2000, MOON_J2000, MOON_PA_FRAME},
11    },
12};
13use hifitime::{Epoch, TimeUnits, Unit};
14use nyx::{
15    cosmic::{Aberration, Frame, Mass, MetaAlmanac, SRPData},
16    dynamics::{
17        guidance::LocalFrame, Harmonics, OrbitalDynamics, SolarPressure, SpacecraftDynamics,
18    },
19    io::{ConfigRepr, ExportCfg},
20    md::prelude::{HarmonicsMem, Traj},
21    od::{
22        prelude::{TrackingArcSim, TrkConfig, KF},
23        process::{Estimate, NavSolution, ResidRejectCrit, SpacecraftUncertainty},
24        snc::SNC3,
25        GroundStation, SpacecraftODProcess,
26    },
27    propagators::Propagator,
28    Orbit, Spacecraft, State,
29};
30
31use std::{collections::BTreeMap, error::Error, path::PathBuf, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
32
33fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
34    pel::init();
35
36    // ====================== //
37    // === ALMANAC SET UP === //
38    // ====================== //
39
40    // Dynamics models require planetary constants and ephemerides to be defined.
41    // Let's start by grabbing those by using ANISE's MetaAlmanac.
42
43    let data_folder: PathBuf = [env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "examples", "04_lro_od"]
44        .iter()
45        .collect();
46
47    let meta = data_folder.join("lro-dynamics.dhall");
48
49    // Load this ephem in the general Almanac we're using for this analysis.
50    let mut almanac = MetaAlmanac::new(meta.to_string_lossy().to_string())
51        .map_err(Box::new)?
52        .process(true)
53        .map_err(Box::new)?;
54
55    let mut moon_pc = almanac.planetary_data.get_by_id(MOON)?;
56    moon_pc.mu_km3_s2 = 4902.74987;
57    almanac.planetary_data.set_by_id(MOON, moon_pc)?;
58
59    let mut earth_pc = almanac.planetary_data.get_by_id(EARTH)?;
60    earth_pc.mu_km3_s2 = 398600.436;
61    almanac.planetary_data.set_by_id(EARTH, earth_pc)?;
62
63    // Save this new kernel for reuse.
64    // In an operational context, this would be part of the "Lock" process, and should not change throughout the mission.
65    almanac
66        .planetary_data
67        .save_as(&data_folder.join("lro-specific.pca"), true)?;
68
69    // Lock the almanac (an Arc is a read only structure).
70    let almanac = Arc::new(almanac);
71
72    // Orbit determination requires a Trajectory structure, which can be saved as parquet file.
73    // In our case, the trajectory comes from the BSP file, so we need to build a Trajectory from the almanac directly.
74    // To query the Almanac, we need to build the LRO frame in the J2000 orientation in our case.
75    // Inspecting the LRO BSP in the ANISE GUI shows us that NASA has assigned ID -85 to LRO.
76    let lro_frame = Frame::from_ephem_j2000(-85);
77
78    // To build the trajectory we need to provide a spacecraft template.
79    let sc_template = Spacecraft::builder()
80        .mass(Mass::from_dry_and_prop_masses(1018.0, 900.0)) // Launch masses
81        .srp(SRPData {
82            // SRP configuration is arbitrary, but we will be estimating it anyway.
83            area_m2: 3.9 * 2.7,
84            coeff_reflectivity: 0.96,
85        })
86        .orbit(Orbit::zero(MOON_J2000)) // Setting a zero orbit here because it's just a template
87        .build();
88    // Now we can build the trajectory from the BSP file.
89    // We'll arbitrarily set the tracking arc to 24 hours with a five second time step.
90    let traj_as_flown = Traj::from_bsp(
91        lro_frame,
92        MOON_J2000,
93        almanac.clone(),
94        sc_template,
95        5.seconds(),
96        Some(Epoch::from_str("2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC")?),
97        Some(Epoch::from_str("2024-01-02 00:00:00 UTC")?),
98        Aberration::LT,
99        Some("LRO".to_string()),
100    )?;
101
102    println!("{traj_as_flown}");
103
104    // ====================== //
105    // === MODEL MATCHING === //
106    // ====================== //
107
108    // Set up the spacecraft dynamics.
109
110    // Specify that the orbital dynamics must account for the graviational pull of the Earth and the Sun.
111    // The gravity of the Moon will also be accounted for since the spaceraft in a lunar orbit.
112    let mut orbital_dyn = OrbitalDynamics::point_masses(vec![EARTH, SUN, JUPITER_BARYCENTER]);
113
114    // We want to include the spherical harmonics, so let's download the gravitational data from the Nyx Cloud.
115    // We're using the GRAIL JGGRX model.
116    let mut jggrx_meta = MetaFile {
117        uri: "http://public-data.nyxspace.com/nyx/models/Luna_jggrx_1500e_sha.tab.gz".to_string(),
118        crc32: Some(0x6bcacda8), // Specifying the CRC32 avoids redownloading it if it's cached.
119    };
120    // And let's download it if we don't have it yet.
121    jggrx_meta.process(true)?;
122
123    // Build the spherical harmonics.
124    // The harmonics must be computed in the body fixed frame.
125    // We're using the long term prediction of the Moon principal axes frame.
126    let moon_pa_frame = MOON_PA_FRAME.with_orient(31008);
127    let sph_harmonics = Harmonics::from_stor(
128        almanac.frame_from_uid(moon_pa_frame)?,
129        HarmonicsMem::from_shadr(&jggrx_meta.uri, 80, 80, true)?,
130    );
131
132    // Include the spherical harmonics into the orbital dynamics.
133    orbital_dyn.accel_models.push(sph_harmonics);
134
135    // We define the solar radiation pressure, using the default solar flux and accounting only
136    // for the eclipsing caused by the Earth and Moon.
137    // Note that by default, enabling the SolarPressure model will also enable the estimation of the coefficient of reflectivity.
138    let srp_dyn = SolarPressure::new(vec![EARTH_J2000, MOON_J2000], almanac.clone())?;
139
140    // Finalize setting up the dynamics, specifying the force models (orbital_dyn) separately from the
141    // acceleration models (SRP in this case). Use `from_models` to specify multiple accel models.
142    let dynamics = SpacecraftDynamics::from_model(orbital_dyn, srp_dyn);
143
144    println!("{dynamics}");
145
146    // Now we can build the propagator.
147    let setup = Propagator::default_dp78(dynamics.clone());
148
149    // For reference, let's build the trajectory with Nyx's models from that LRO state.
150    let (sim_final, traj_as_sim) = setup
151        .with(*traj_as_flown.first(), almanac.clone())
152        .until_epoch_with_traj(traj_as_flown.last().epoch())?;
153
154    println!("SIM INIT:  {:x}", traj_as_flown.first());
155    println!("SIM FINAL: {sim_final:x}");
156    // Compute RIC difference between SIM and LRO ephem
157    let sim_lro_delta = sim_final
158        .orbit
159        .ric_difference(&traj_as_flown.last().orbit)?;
160    println!("{traj_as_sim}");
161    println!(
162        "SIM v LRO - RIC Position (m): {:.3}",
163        sim_lro_delta.radius_km * 1e3
164    );
165    println!(
166        "SIM v LRO - RIC Velocity (m/s): {:.3}",
167        sim_lro_delta.velocity_km_s * 1e3
168    );
169
170    traj_as_sim.ric_diff_to_parquet(
171        &traj_as_flown,
172        "./04_lro_sim_truth_error.parquet",
173        ExportCfg::default(),
174    )?;
175
176    // ==================== //
177    // === OD SIMULATOR === //
178    // ==================== //
179
180    // 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
181    // and the truth LRO state.
182
183    // Therefore, we will actually run an estimation from a dispersed LRO state.
184    // The sc_seed is the true LRO state from the BSP.
185    let sc_seed = *traj_as_flown.first();
186
187    // Load the Deep Space Network ground stations.
188    // Nyx allows you to build these at runtime but it's pretty static so we can just load them from YAML.
189    let ground_station_file: PathBuf = [
190        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
191        "examples",
192        "04_lro_od",
193        "dsn-network.yaml",
194    ]
195    .iter()
196    .collect();
197
198    let devices = GroundStation::load_named(ground_station_file)?;
199
200    // Typical OD software requires that you specify your own tracking schedule or you'll have overlapping measurements.
201    // Nyx can build a tracking schedule for you based on the first station with access.
202    let trkconfg_yaml: PathBuf = [
203        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
204        "examples",
205        "04_lro_od",
206        "tracking-cfg.yaml",
207    ]
208    .iter()
209    .collect();
210
211    let configs: BTreeMap<String, TrkConfig> = TrkConfig::load_named(trkconfg_yaml)?;
212
213    // Build the tracking arc simulation to generate a "standard measurement".
214    let mut trk = TrackingArcSim::<Spacecraft, GroundStation>::new(
215        devices.clone(),
216        traj_as_flown.clone(),
217        configs,
218    )?;
219
220    trk.build_schedule(almanac.clone())?;
221    let arc = trk.generate_measurements(almanac.clone())?;
222    // Save the simulated tracking data
223    arc.to_parquet_simple("./04_lro_simulated_tracking.parquet")?;
224
225    // We'll note that in our case, we have continuous coverage of LRO when the vehicle is not behind the Moon.
226    println!("{arc}");
227
228    // Now that we have simulated measurements, we'll run the orbit determination.
229
230    // ===================== //
231    // === OD ESTIMATION === //
232    // ===================== //
233
234    let sc = SpacecraftUncertainty::builder()
235        .nominal(sc_seed)
236        .frame(LocalFrame::RIC)
237        .x_km(0.5)
238        .y_km(0.5)
239        .z_km(0.5)
240        .vx_km_s(5e-3)
241        .vy_km_s(5e-3)
242        .vz_km_s(5e-3)
243        .build();
244
245    // Build the filter initial estimate, which we will reuse in the filter.
246    let initial_estimate = sc.to_estimate()?;
247
248    println!("== FILTER STATE ==\n{sc_seed:x}\n{initial_estimate}");
249
250    let kf = KF::new(
251        // Increase the initial covariance to account for larger deviation.
252        initial_estimate,
253        // Until https://github.com/nyx-space/nyx/issues/351, we need to specify the SNC in the acceleration of the Moon J2000 frame.
254        SNC3::from_diagonal(10 * Unit::Minute, &[1e-12, 1e-12, 1e-12]),
255    );
256
257    // We'll set up the OD process to reject measurements whose residuals are move than 3 sigmas away from what we expect.
258    let mut odp = SpacecraftODProcess::ckf(
259        setup.with(initial_estimate.state().with_stm(), almanac.clone()),
260        kf,
261        devices,
262        Some(ResidRejectCrit::default()),
263        almanac.clone(),
264    );
265
266    odp.process_arc(&arc)?;
267
268    let ric_err = traj_as_flown
269        .at(odp.estimates.last().unwrap().epoch())?
270        .orbit
271        .ric_difference(&odp.estimates.last().unwrap().orbital_state())?;
272    println!("== RIC at end ==");
273    println!("RIC Position (m): {}", ric_err.radius_km * 1e3);
274    println!("RIC Velocity (m/s): {}", ric_err.velocity_km_s * 1e3);
275
276    odp.to_parquet(&arc, "./04_lro_od_results.parquet", ExportCfg::default())?;
277
278    // In our case, we have the truth trajectory from NASA.
279    // So we can compute the RIC state difference between the real LRO ephem and what we've just estimated.
280    // Export the OD trajectory first.
281    let od_trajectory = odp.to_traj()?;
282    // Build the RIC difference.
283    od_trajectory.ric_diff_to_parquet(
284        &traj_as_flown,
285        "./04_lro_od_truth_error.parquet",
286        ExportCfg::default(),
287    )?;
288
289    Ok(())
290}