Spacecraft angular velocity estimation using sequential observations of a single directional vector

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-247

  Oshman, Yaakov ^a   Dellus, François ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GYROSCOPES; KALMAN FILTERING; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANGULAR VELOCITY;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0037363883     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3938     Document Type: Article

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