STUDY OF FORCE MODEL SIMPLIFICATIONS ON PREDICTION ACCURACY AS APPLIED TO A PARTICULAR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SCHEME FOR MOL.

Abstract

Manned satellite experiments presently under consideration include the problem of autonomous determination and subsequent correction or orbital position by a crew member. The study of this problem includes two principal areas, namely: the type of equipment to be used by the crew (i.e., the types of measurements to be taken), and the errors associated with a particular instrumentation set. These errors can be categorized as errors arising from the instruments themselves, and errors arising from assuming a force model not identical to the one in which the measurements are made. The study of force model error with an instrumentation set including a pointing and tracking scope, an inertial reference package, and a star tracker is the subject of this report. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 1965
Accession Number
AD0485468

Entities

People

  • I. B. Russak

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Errors
  • Guidance
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Star Trackers

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space