Enhanced stellar attitude determination system
US6047226A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Spacecraft attitude is efficiently controlled by utilizing spatial noise and temporal noise in the calculation of gains to a Kalman filter. Spatial noise is modeled in a dynamic fashion so as to provide optimal spatial noise attenuation.
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