Attitude determination for a small satellite mission

Michael D'Angelo; Richard Linares; John L. Crassidis

Attitude determination for a small satellite mission

Michael D'Angelo
, Richard Linares
, John L. Crassidis

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

This paper describes a path toward the development of theory for using a low noise high frame rate camera as a star tracker for spacecraft attitude estimation. The benefit of using a low noise high frame rate camera is that star data can be sampled at a faster rate while allowing one to measure very dim stars, increasing the number of stars available for attitude estimation. The development of a noise model is discussed and an algorithm to process raw data is shown. An attitude estimation method is discussed and simulated data is shown. A simulated star tracker for attitude estimation is shown and attitude estimation results are shown.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Guidance and Control 2012 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference
Pages	165-171
Number of pages	7
State	Published - 2012
Event	35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference - Breckenridge, CO, United States Duration: Feb 3 2012 → Feb 8 2012

Publication series

Name	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	144
ISSN (Print)	0065-3438

Conference

Conference	35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Breckenridge, CO
Period	02/3/12 → 02/8/12

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D'Angelo, M, Linares, R & Crassidis, JL 2012, Attitude determination for a small satellite mission. in Guidance and Control 2012 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings of the 35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 144, pp. 165-171, 35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, United States, 02/3/12.

Attitude determination for a small satellite mission. / D'Angelo, Michael; Linares, Richard; Crassidis, John L.
Guidance and Control 2012 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings of the 35th Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Section Guidance and Control Conference. 2012. p. 165-171 (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences; Vol. 144).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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