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Abstract

A systematic pointing error model is used to calibrate antennas in the Deep Space Network. This article describes and analyzes the least-squares problem and the solution methods used to determine the model’s parameters. Specifically studied are the rank-degeneracy problems resulting from beam-pointing error measurement sets that incorporate inadequate sky coverage. A least-squares parameter subset selection method is described and its applicability to the systematic error modeling process is demonstrated on a Voyager 2 measurement distribution.

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Volume
42-104
Published
February 15, 1991
Pages
17–29
File Size
645.4 KB