Toward the most accurate attitude determination system using star trackers

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 839-850

  Mortari, D ^a   Pollock, T C ^b   Junkins, J L ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

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EID: 0003191594     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (9)

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2. JU, G., and JUNKINS, J.L., "Comparative Study for Specifications of Small Star Trackers," Internal Document of the Center for Mechanics and Control, Texas A&M University, College Station, October 13, 1997.
3. MORTARI, D. "Range Limits of Attitude Determination Accuracy," Paper 97-611 of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, Sun Valley, ID, Aug. 4-7, 1997.
4. MORTARI, D. "EULER-q Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations," To appear in the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 93, Pt. II, pp. 1009-1020.
5. MORTARI, D. "Attitude Error Estimator Algorithm," To be completed.
6. MORTARI, D. "EULER-2 and EULER-n Algorithms for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations," Space Technology, Vol. 16, Nos. 5/6, 1996, pp. 317-321.
7. MORTARI, D. "Energy Approach Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Vector Observations," Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 1997.
8. MORTARI, D. "ESOQ: A Closed-Form Solution to the Wahba Problem," Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 45, No. 1, January-March, 1997.
9. MORTARI, D. "ESOQ-2 Single-Point Algorithm for Fast Optimal Spacecraft Attitude Determination," Paper 97-167 of the Seventh Annual AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Huntsville, AL, Feb. 10-12, 1997.