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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, MOON, 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::{Aberration, 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        msr::MeasurementType,
26        prelude::{KalmanVariant, TrackingArcSim, TrkConfig},
27        process::{Estimate, NavSolution, SigmaRejection, SpacecraftUncertainty},
28        snc::ProcessNoise3D,
29    },
30    propagators::Propagator,
31};
32
33use std::{collections::BTreeMap, error::Error, path::PathBuf, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
34
35fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
36    pel::init();
37
38    // ====================== //
39    // === ALMANAC SET UP === //
40    // ====================== //
41
42    // Dynamics models require planetary constants and ephemerides to be defined.
43    // Let's start by grabbing those by using ANISE's MetaAlmanac.
44
45    let output_folder: PathBuf = [env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "../data", "04_output"]
46        .iter()
47        .collect();
48
49    let data_folder: PathBuf = [env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "examples", "04_lro_od"]
50        .iter()
51        .collect();
52
53    let meta = data_folder.join("lro-dynamics.dhall");
54
55    // Load this ephem in the general Almanac we're using for this analysis.
56    let mut almanac = MetaAlmanac::new(meta.to_string_lossy().as_ref())
57        .map_err(Box::new)?
58        .process(true)
59        .map_err(Box::new)?;
60
61    let mut moon_pc = almanac.get_planetary_data_from_id(MOON).unwrap();
62    moon_pc.mu_km3_s2 = 4902.74987;
63    almanac.set_planetary_data_from_id(MOON, moon_pc).unwrap();
64
65    let mut earth = almanac.get_planetary_data_from_id(EARTH).unwrap();
66    earth.mu_km3_s2 = 398600.436;
67    almanac.set_planetary_data_from_id(EARTH, earth).unwrap();
68
69    // Save this new kernel for reuse.
70    // In an operational context, this would be part of the "Lock" process, and should not change throughout the mission.
71    almanac
72        .planetary_data
73        .values()
74        .next()
75        .unwrap()
76        .save_as(&data_folder.join("lro-specific.pca"), true)?;
77
78    // Lock the almanac (an Arc is a read only structure).
79    let almanac = Arc::new(almanac);
80
81    // Orbit determination requires a Trajectory structure, which can be saved as parquet file.
82    // In our case, the trajectory comes from the BSP file, so we need to build a Trajectory from the almanac directly.
83    // To query the Almanac, we need to build the LRO frame in the J2000 orientation in our case.
84    // Inspecting the LRO BSP in the ANISE GUI shows us that NASA has assigned ID -85 to LRO.
85    let lro_frame = Frame::from_ephem_j2000(-85);
86
87    // To build the trajectory we need to provide a spacecraft template.
88    let sc_template = Spacecraft::builder()
89        .mass(Mass::from_dry_and_prop_masses(1018.0, 900.0)) // Launch masses
90        .srp(SRPData {
91            // SRP configuration is arbitrary, but we will be estimating it anyway.
92            area_m2: 3.9 * 2.7,
93            coeff_reflectivity: 0.96,
94        })
95        .orbit(Orbit::zero(MOON_J2000)) // Setting a zero orbit here because it's just a template
96        .build();
97    // Now we can build the trajectory from the BSP file.
98    // We'll arbitrarily set the tracking arc to 24 hours with a five second time step.
99    let traj_as_flown = Traj::from_bsp(
100        lro_frame,
101        MOON_J2000,
102        &almanac,
103        sc_template,
104        5.seconds(),
105        Some(Epoch::from_str("2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC")?),
106        Some(Epoch::from_str("2024-01-02 00:00:00 UTC")?),
107        Aberration::LT,
108        Some("LRO".to_string()),
109    )?;
110
111    println!("{traj_as_flown}");
112
113    // ====================== //
114    // === MODEL MATCHING === //
115    // ====================== //
116
117    // Set up the spacecraft dynamics.
118
119    // Specify that the orbital dynamics must account for the graviational pull of the Earth and the Sun.
120    // The gravity of the Moon will also be accounted for since the spaceraft in a lunar orbit.
121    let mut orbital_dyn = OrbitalDynamics::point_masses(vec![EARTH, SUN, JUPITER_BARYCENTER]);
122
123    // We want to include the spherical harmonics, so let's download the gravitational data from the Nyx Cloud.
124    // We're using the GRAIL JGGRX model.
125    let mut jggrx_meta = MetaFile {
126        uri: "http://public-data.nyxspace.com/nyx/models/Luna_jggrx_1500e_sha.tab.gz".to_string(),
127        crc32: Some(0x6bcacda8), // Specifying the CRC32 avoids redownloading it if it's cached.
128    };
129    // And let's download it if we don't have it yet.
130    jggrx_meta.process(true)?;
131
132    // Build the spherical harmonics.
133    // The harmonics must be computed in the body fixed frame.
134    // We're using the long term prediction of the Moon principal axes frame.
135    let moon_pa_frame = MOON_PA_FRAME.with_orient(31008);
136    let sph_harmonics = GravityField::new(GravityFieldData::from_shadr(
137        &jggrx_meta.uri,
138        80,
139        80,
140        true,
141        almanac.frame_info(moon_pa_frame)?,
142    )?);
143
144    // Include the spherical harmonics into the orbital dynamics.
145    orbital_dyn.accel_models.push(sph_harmonics);
146
147    // We define the solar radiation pressure, using the default solar flux and accounting only
148    // for the eclipsing caused by the Earth and Moon.
149    // Note that by default, enabling the SolarPressure model will also enable the estimation of the coefficient of reflectivity.
150    let srp_dyn = SolarPressure::new(vec![EARTH_J2000, MOON_J2000], &almanac)?;
151
152    // Finalize setting up the dynamics, specifying the force models (orbital_dyn) separately from the
153    // acceleration models (SRP in this case). Use `from_models` to specify multiple accel models.
154    let dynamics = SpacecraftDynamics::from_model(orbital_dyn, srp_dyn);
155
156    println!("{dynamics}");
157
158    // Now we can build the propagator.
159    let setup = Propagator::default_dp78(dynamics.clone());
160
161    // For reference, let's build the trajectory with Nyx's models from that LRO state.
162    let (sim_final, traj_as_sim) = setup
163        .with(*traj_as_flown.first(), almanac.clone())
164        .until_epoch_with_traj(traj_as_flown.last().epoch())?;
165
166    println!("SIM INIT:  {:x}", traj_as_flown.first());
167    println!("SIM FINAL: {sim_final:x}");
168    // Compute RIC difference between SIM and LRO ephem
169    let sim_lro_delta = sim_final
170        .orbit
171        .ric_difference(&traj_as_flown.last().orbit)?;
172    println!("{traj_as_sim}");
173    println!(
174        "SIM v LRO - RIC Position (m): {:.3}",
175        sim_lro_delta.radius_km * 1e3
176    );
177    println!(
178        "SIM v LRO - RIC Velocity (m/s): {:.3}",
179        sim_lro_delta.velocity_km_s * 1e3
180    );
181
182    traj_as_sim.ric_diff_to_parquet(
183        &traj_as_flown,
184        output_folder.join("./04_lro_sim_truth_error.parquet"),
185        ExportCfg::default(),
186    )?;
187
188    // ==================== //
189    // === OD SIMULATOR === //
190    // ==================== //
191
192    // 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
193    // and the truth LRO state.
194
195    // Therefore, we will actually run an estimation from a dispersed LRO state.
196    // The sc_seed is the true LRO state from the BSP.
197    let sc_seed = *traj_as_flown.first();
198
199    // Load the Deep Space Network ground stations.
200    // Nyx allows you to build these at runtime but it's pretty static so we can just load them from YAML.
201    let ground_station_file: PathBuf = [
202        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
203        "examples",
204        "04_lro_od",
205        "dsn-network.yaml",
206    ]
207    .iter()
208    .collect();
209
210    let devices = GroundStation::load_named(ground_station_file)?;
211
212    let mut proc_devices = devices.clone();
213
214    // Increase the noise in the devices to accept more measurements.
215    for gs in proc_devices.values_mut() {
216        if let Some(noise) = &mut gs
217            .stochastic_noises
218            .as_mut()
219            .unwrap()
220            .get_mut(&MeasurementType::Range)
221        {
222            *noise.white_noise.as_mut().unwrap() *= 3.0;
223        }
224    }
225
226    // Typical OD software requires that you specify your own tracking schedule or you'll have overlapping measurements.
227    // Nyx can build a tracking schedule for you based on the first station with access.
228    let trkconfg_yaml: PathBuf = [
229        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
230        "examples",
231        "04_lro_od",
232        "tracking-cfg.yaml",
233    ]
234    .iter()
235    .collect();
236
237    let configs: BTreeMap<String, TrkConfig> = TrkConfig::load_named(trkconfg_yaml)?;
238
239    // Build the tracking arc simulation to generate a "standard measurement".
240    let mut trk = TrackingArcSim::<Spacecraft, GroundStation>::with_seed(
241        devices.clone(),
242        traj_as_flown.clone(),
243        configs,
244        123, // Set a seed for reproducibility
245    )?;
246
247    trk.build_schedule(&almanac)?;
248    let arc = trk.generate_measurements(&almanac)?;
249    // Save the simulated tracking data
250    arc.to_parquet_simple(output_folder.join("04_lro_simulated_tracking.parquet"))?;
251
252    // We'll note that in our case, we have continuous coverage of LRO when the vehicle is not behind the Moon.
253    println!("{arc}");
254
255    // Now that we have simulated measurements, we'll run the orbit determination.
256
257    // ===================== //
258    // === OD ESTIMATION === //
259    // ===================== //
260
261    let sc = SpacecraftUncertainty::builder()
262        .nominal(sc_seed)
263        .frame(LocalFrame::RIC)
264        .x_km(0.5)
265        .y_km(0.5)
266        .z_km(0.5)
267        .vx_km_s(5e-3)
268        .vy_km_s(5e-3)
269        .vz_km_s(5e-3)
270        .build();
271
272    // Build the filter initial estimate, which we will reuse in the filter.
273    let mut initial_estimate = sc.to_estimate()?;
274    initial_estimate.covar *= 3.0;
275
276    println!("== FILTER STATE ==\n{sc_seed:x}\n{initial_estimate}");
277
278    // Build the SNC in the Moon J2000 frame, specified as a velocity noise over time.
279    let process_noise = ProcessNoise3D::from_velocity_km_s(
280        &[1e-12, 1e-12, 1e-12],
281        1 * Unit::Hour,
282        10 * Unit::Minute,
283        None,
284    );
285
286    println!("{process_noise}");
287
288    // We'll set up the OD process to reject measurements whose residuals are move than 3 sigmas away from what we expect.
289    let odp = SpacecraftKalmanOD::new(
290        setup,
291        KalmanVariant::ReferenceUpdate,
292        Some(SigmaRejection::default()),
293        proc_devices,
294        almanac.clone(),
295    )
296    .with_process_noise(process_noise);
297
298    let od_sol = odp.process_arc(initial_estimate, &arc)?;
299
300    let final_est = od_sol.estimates.last().unwrap();
301
302    println!("{final_est}");
303
304    let ric_err = traj_as_flown
305        .at(final_est.epoch())?
306        .orbit
307        .ric_difference(&final_est.orbital_state())?;
308    println!("== RIC at end ==");
309    println!("RIC Position (m): {:.3}", ric_err.radius_km * 1e3);
310    println!("RIC Velocity (m/s): {:.3}", ric_err.velocity_km_s * 1e3);
311
312    println!(
313        "Num residuals rejected: #{}",
314        od_sol.rejected_residuals().len()
315    );
316    println!(
317        "Percentage within +/-3: {}",
318        od_sol.residual_ratio_within_threshold(3.0).unwrap()
319    );
320    println!("Ratios normal? {}", od_sol.is_normal(None).unwrap());
321
322    od_sol.to_parquet(
323        output_folder.join("04_lro_od_results.parquet"),
324        ExportCfg::default(),
325    )?;
326
327    // Create the ephemeris
328    let ephem = od_sol.to_ephemeris("LRO rebuilt".to_string());
329    let ephem_start = ephem.start_epoch().unwrap();
330    let ephem_end = ephem.end_epoch().unwrap();
331    // Check that the covariance is PSD throughout the ephemeris by interpolating it.
332    for epoch in TimeSeries::inclusive(ephem_start, ephem_end, Unit::Minute * 5) {
333        ephem
334            .covar_at(
335                epoch,
336                anise::ephemerides::ephemeris::LocalFrame::RIC,
337                &almanac,
338            )
339            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("covar not PSD at {epoch}: {e}"));
340    }
341    // Export as BSP!
342    ephem
343        .write_spice_bsp(
344            -85,
345            output_folder.join("04_lro_rebuilt.bsp").to_str().unwrap(),
346            None,
347        )
348        .expect("could not built BSP");
349    let new_almanac = Almanac::default()
350        .load(output_folder.join("04_lro_rebuilt.bsp").to_str().unwrap())
351        .unwrap();
352    new_almanac.describe(None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None);
353    let (spk_start, spk_end) = new_almanac.spk_domain(-85).unwrap();
354
355    assert!((ephem_start - spk_start).abs() < Unit::Microsecond * 1);
356    assert!((ephem_end - spk_end).abs() < Unit::Microsecond * 1);
357
358    // In our case, we have the truth trajectory from NASA.
359    // So we can compute the RIC state difference between the real LRO ephem and what we've just estimated.
360    // Export the OD trajectory first.
361    let od_trajectory = od_sol.to_traj()?;
362    // Build the RIC difference.
363    od_trajectory.ric_diff_to_parquet(
364        &traj_as_flown,
365        output_folder.join("04_lro_od_truth_error.parquet"),
366        ExportCfg::default(),
367    )?;
368
369    Ok(())
370}