Precision attitude determination using a multiple model adaptive estimation scheme

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lam, Quang M ^a   Crassidis, John L ^b  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MEMS; MICROSENSORS; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTIVE ESTIMATION SCHEMES; COMPACT STAR TRACKERS; KALMAN ESTIMATORS; PRECISION ATTITUDE ESTIMATION;

ATTITUDE CONTROL;

EID: 34548775671     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2007.352657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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