Enhancing attitude estimation accuracy via system noise optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5403, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 553-564

  Lam, Quang M ^a   Lakso, Jonathan ^a   Hunt, Teresa ^a   Vanderham, Peter ^a  

^a Guid Navigation and Control Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Error Covariance Matrix; Kalman Filter Optimization; Sensor Calibration

Indexed keywords

ERROR COVARIANCE MATRIX; KALMAN FILTER OPTIMIZATION; SENSOR CALIBRATION; SENSOR NOISE;

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; KALMAN FILTERING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SPACECRAFT;

SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EID: 10044274367     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.540925     Document Type: Conference Paper

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