Three-axis attitude determination using global positioning system signal strength measurements

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 304-310

  Lightsey, E Glenn ^a   Madsen, Jared ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; KALMAN FILTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SATELLITES; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VECTORS;

MULTIPLE CANTED ANTENNAS; THREE AXIS ATTITUDE DETERMINATION;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037348965     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5047     Document Type: Article

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