Attitude Determination Techniques for a Flight Controlled Scanning Rocket,

Abstract

Mathematical and data analysis techniques are developed to determine the attitude and attitude dependent outputs for the proposed flight of the Aerobee Rocket A35.191-4. The on-board attitude measuring systems consisting of a star mapper, rate integrating gyro, solar aspect sensor, and measurements from a gyroscopic platform will be used in varying combinations to properly determine the orientation of the vehicle during its flight. The attitude accuracy requirements during the special phases of flight (ELE and sawtooth zodiacal scans) dictate the combination of sensors to be used. In addition, final attitude data will be combined with the ephemeris data to calculate tangent height during the ELE scan. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 29, 1976
Accession Number
ADA038629

Entities

People

  • Brian F. Sullivan
  • Marvin E. Stick
  • Paul E. Connolly

Organizations

  • Boston College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Covariance
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Error Analysis
  • Errors
  • Euler Angles
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Kalman Filters
  • Latitude
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Orientation (Direction)

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.