Euler-q algorithm for attitude determination from vector observations

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 328-334

  Mortari, Daniele ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS;

ATTITUDE DETERMINATION; EULER Q ALGORITHM;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0032024573     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4239     Document Type: Article

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