SHIP TRACKING VIA SATELLITE.

Abstract

Under the assumption of complete ephemeris information about a satellite orbiting the earth, a ship wishes to estimate its location and velocity. The observations are range readings of the ship-to-satellite distance taken at several times. It is assumed that angular measurements are not available. Several methods are examined and successful resolution is achieved. No randomness in the measurements is considered. An error analysis is left for a future report. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681031

Entities

People

  • Alan E. Gelfand

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ephemerides
  • Error Analysis
  • Errors
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris