Simulation of miniature optical correlator for future generation of spacecraft precision landing

Future Madplanets explorations call forp recision and even pinpoint landing. Low cost optical correlatori s one of the promising enabling technologies for pinpoint landing. JPL has developed a state-of-the-art miniature optical correlator (MOC) to demonstrate its feasibility. In this paper, we describe a simulation testbed underd evelopment for measuring MOC’s perfonnance in a high-fidelity entry, descent, and landing environment, and provide ourp reliminary simulation result.