Filtering for Precision Pointing and Tracking with Application for Aircraft to Satellite Tracking

Abstract

Many aerospace problems include the requirement for precision pointing and tracking from one accelerating vehicle to another. This paper considers the use of Kalman filtering for a general class of high precision pointing and tracking applications and the application of the general framework to a specific problem. A general framework which contains all known error sources is developed for a particular Kalman filter. With a covariance sensitivity analysis, this framework can be used to determine the performance of a reduced order filter and conduct a hardware requirements analysis and trade off. In particular, the paper addresses the application of the general framework for an aircraft to satellite precision tracking problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019696

Entities

People

  • Peter S. Maybeck
  • Robert A. K. Mitchell
  • Robert B. Asher

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations Of State
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • High Altitude
  • Kalman Filtering
  • Kalman Filters
  • Markov Processes
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Orbits
  • Polar Orbits
  • Random Variables
  • Standards
  • Stochastic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers