Precision pointing of imaging spacecraft using gyro-based attitude reference with horizon sensor updates

Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-203

  Venkateswaran, N ^a   Goee, P S ^b   Siva, M S ^b   Natarajan, P ^b   Krishnakumar, E ^b   Philip, N K ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Attitude control; Imaging spacecraft; Kalman Filter

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; KALMAN FILTERING; POSITION CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SATELLITES; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SENSORS;

ATTITUDE CONTROL; EARTH POINTING SATELLITES; IMAGING SPACECRAFTS; LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS);

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2442426449     PISSN: 02562499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703731     Document Type: Article

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