Satellite attitude determination using GPS and intersatellite line of sight communications
US5959576A · kind A · utility
11Cited by
4References
4Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/53
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The attitude (yaw, pitch and roll) of a home satellite is determined using position signals, derived from a GPS receiver on the home satellite and GPS receiver on other satellites, that are transmitted between the home satellite and the other satellites by an intersatellite communications link using gimbaled transceivers on the satellites. The home satellite determines its attitude from the gimbal elevation and azimuth and the position vectors between the satellites.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.