Autonomous Low-Earth-Orbit Determination from Magnetometer and Sun Sensor Data

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 296-304

  Psiaki, Mark L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POSITION CONTROL; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SENSORS; SPACECRAFT;

BATCH FILTERS; LOW EARTH ORBITS; SUN SENSORS;

ORBITS;

EID: 0033096904     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4378     Document Type: Article

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