A simple estimator is developed for determining in flight the accuracies of vector attitude sensors. The estimator is unbiased and independent of the configuration of the sensors. In addition, the estimator requires neither an a priori estimate of sensor accuracies nor an estimate of the spacecraft attitude. A covariance analysis of the estimator is given. Data from the Magsat mission is analyzed as a example. A simple algorithm for estimating attitude sensor misalignments, which is independent of any knowledge of the spacecraft attitude, is also presented. This misalignment estimator is applied to in-flight data from the Solar Maximum Mission.


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    Title :

    In-flight estimation of spacecraft attitude sensor accuracies and alignments


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    Publication date :

    1982-08-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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