Accession Number:
AD0738519
Title:
Estimation of the Local Attitude of Orbiting Spacecraft,
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Corporate Author:
DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGS- UND VERSUCHSANSTALT FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E V OBERPFAFFENHOFEN (WEST GERMANY)
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Report Date:
1970-08-24
Pagination or Media Count:
19.0
Abstract:
An improved gyrocompass filter is designed to estimate spacecraft roll and yaw angles, using measurements from two rate-integrating gyros and an horizon sensor. Improvement comes largely from estimating the yaw-gyro drift. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Astronautics
- Unmanned Spacecraft