On the singularity in the estimation of the quaternion-of-rotation

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Bar Itzhack, Itzhack Y ^a   Thienel, Julie K ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; KALMAN FILTERS;

FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; QUATERNION ESTIMATIONS;

COVARIANCE MATRIX;

EID: 85085401351     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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