Single antenna attitude algorithm for nonuniform antenna gain patterns

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 221-229

  Wang, C ^a,b   Walker, R A ^a   Moody, M P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE CONTROL; GAIN CONTROL; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTENNA ATTITUDE; ANTENNA GAIN PATTERNS; ATTITUDE ALGORITHMS;

RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

EID: 33947181471     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19428     Document Type: Article

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