NAVIGATION WITH HIGH-ALTITUDE SATELLITES: A STUDY OF ERRORS IN POSITION DETERMINATION

Abstract

An investigation was made of the accuracy with which the position of a receiver can be determined by use of a high-altitude satellite navigation system. The navigation system is modelled as a problem of nonlinear estimation in the presence of random disturbances. Equations are derived for describing positioning errors by using linearization and the Kalman-Bucy filtering equations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 1967
Accession Number
AD0648828

Entities

People

  • D. L. Snyder

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Digital Data
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • High Altitude
  • Motion Planning
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Satellites
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Satellite Navigation Systems
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers