An innovative method for low cost, autonomous navigation for low earth orbit satellites

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 1-8

  Deutschmann, Julie ^a   Harman, Rick ^a   Bar Itzhack, Itzhack ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COSTS; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; MAGNETOMETERS;

ATTITUDE DETERMINATION; AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION; COMBINED SYSTEM; EXISTING SYSTEMS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; INNOVATIVE METHOD; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; RATE ESTIMATION;

ORBITS;

EID: 84983120161     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4183     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Deutschmann, J., and Bar-Itzhack, I., "Attitude and Trajectory Estimation Using Earth Magnetic Field Data", Paper No. AIAA-96-3631, presented at AJAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference, San Diego, CA, July 29-31, 1996
2. Harman, R., and Bar-Itzhack, I., "The Use of Pseudo-Linear and SDARE Filtering for Satellite Angular-Rate Estimation", AJAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Boston, MA, August 10-12, 1998
3. Deutschmann, J., Harman, R., and Bar-Itzhack, I., "A Low Cost Approach to Simultaneous Orbit, Attitude, and Rate Estimation Using an Extended Kalman Filter", 13th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, May 11-15, 1998
4. Shorshi, G., and Bar-Itzhack, I., "Satellite Autonomous Navigation Based on Magnetic Field Measurements", TAB No. 714, Technion-Israel Institute of Tech., Haifa, Israel, April 1994
5. Deutschmann, J., Bar-Itzhack, I., and Rokni, M., "Comparison and Testing of Extended Kalman Filters for Attitude Estimation of the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite", presented at the GSFC FDD Flight Mechanics/Estimation Theory Symposium 1990, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland, May 22-24, 1990
6. Wertz James, R., Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland, 1984.