Autonomous navigation - Where we are in 1984
Abstract
An assessment is made of the development status and effectiveness of representative orbital navigation concepts, with attention to operating principles and the character of their implementations. The Global Positioning System, satellite constellation cross-links, space sextant, and Multimission Attitude Determination and Autonomous Navigation systems are compared with respect to weight, size, and power requirements, as well as performance capabilities, in order to estabish the general state-of-the-art. The systems are noted to span a position uncertainty spectrum of 10 m to 10 km. Selection of a given system will depend on the unique requirements of the application in question.
- Publication:
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Guidance and Control Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984guco.conf...27C
- Keywords:
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- Autonomous Navigation;
- Autonomy;
- Orbital Maneuvers;
- Space Navigation;
- Atmospheric Refraction;
- Cost Reduction;
- Global Positioning System;
- Hardware;
- Performance Prediction;
- Satellite Attitude Control;
- Sextants;
- Spacecraft Communication;
- Systems Analysis;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking