A view finder control system for an earth observation satellite

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-255

  Steyn, Willem H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extended Kalman filter; Quaternion feedback control; Satellite dynamics; Target tracking; View finder

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DISPLAY DEVICES; EARTH (PLANET); FEEDBACK; GYROSCOPES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ORBITS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSORS; TELEVISION; TRACKING (POSITION); VECTORS;

EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER; QUATERNION FEEDBACK CONTROL; SATELLITE DYNAMICS; TARGET TRACKING; VIEW FINDER;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES;

EID: 33645983229     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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