This paper describes the design and initial test results of an extended Kalman filter that has been developed at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for post-flight reconstruction of the trajectory and attitude history of a spacecraft entering a planetary atmosphere and descending upon a parachute.


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    Title :

    An Extended Kalman filter (EKF) for Mars Exploration Rover (MER) entry, descent, and landing reconstruction


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    13th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting


    Publication date :

    2003-02-09


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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