A study of recent strapdown navigation attitude algorithms
Abstract
Typically coning motion has been used as the input to test the effectiveness of attitude algorithms. A more general test input is developed. Jacobian elliptic functions are also shown to meet the criteria for this more general test input. Simulations using several of these inputs are performed on Miller's Algorithm. Analytical evaluation of each possible general test input would be prohibitive. To alleviate this problem Richardson extrapolation is used to numerically evaluate the algorithms for each test input. Additionally a method for improving all the attitude algorithms using interpolation is presented.
- Publication:
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AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993gnc..conf.1717M
- Keywords:
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- Attitude Control;
- Control Theory;
- Space Navigation;
- Spacecraft Stability;
- Strapdown Inertial Guidance;
- Euler Equations Of Motion;
- Heuristic Methods;
- Performance Prediction;
- Rotation;
- Systems Simulation;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking