Lost-in-space: A star pattern recognition and attitude estimation approach for the case of no prior attitude information

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue , 2000, Pages 57-72

  Ju, Gwanghyoek ^a   Kim, Hye Young ^a   Pollock, Thomas C ^a   Junkins, John L ^a   Juang, Jer Nan ^b   Mortari, Daniele ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0012131885     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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