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Simultaneous position, velocity, attitude, angular rates, and surface parameter estimation using astrometric and photometric observations

  • Charles J. Wetterer
  • , C. Channing Chow
  • , John L. Crassidis
  • , Richard Linares
  • , Moriba K. Jah
  • Pacific Defense Solutions, LLC
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Abstract

Astrometric and photometric data fusion for the purposes of simultaneous position, velocity, attitude, and angular rate estimation has been demonstrated in the past. This state estimation is extended to include the various surface parameters associated with the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). Additionally, a physically consistent BRDF and radiation pressure model is utilized thus enabling an accurate physical link between the observed photometric brightness and the attitudinal dynamics and ultimately the orbital dynamics. An example scenario is then presented where the model is an uncontrolled High Area to Mass Ratio (HAMR) object in geosynchronous Earth orbit and the position, velocity, attitude, angular rates, and surface parameters are estimated simultaneously

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION 2013
Pages997-1004
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2013
Event16th International Conference of Information Fusion, FUSION 2013 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: Jul 9 2013Jul 12 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION 2013

Conference

Conference16th International Conference of Information Fusion, FUSION 2013
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period07/9/1307/12/13

Keywords

  • BRDF
  • data fusion
  • estimation

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