Citation
Abstract
The theoretical aspects of an orbit determination filter that incorporates groundsystem error sources as model parameters for use in interplanetary navigation are presented in this article. This filter, which is derived from sequential filtering theory, allows a systematic treatment of errors in calibrations of transmission media, station locations, and Earth orientation models associated with ground-based radio metric data, in addition to the modelling of the spacecraft dynamics. The discussion includes a mathematical description of the filter and an analytical comparison of its characteristics with more traditional filtering techniques used in this application. The analysis in this article shows that this filter has the potential to generate navigation products of substantially greater accuracy than more traditional filtering procedures.
Details
- Volume
- 42-116
- Published
- February 15, 1994
- Pages
- 37–41
- File Size
- 369.6 KB