In July, 2005 Deep Impact successfully impacted comet Tempel-1 and imaged the crater evolution. To achieve this, an onboard autonomous navigation system had to estimate the trajectory and maneuver the Impactor spacecraft into the comet's path. A similar system, operating on the Flyby spacecraft, calculated the impact location for imaging. At the heart of each autonomous navigation system is the attitude and gyro bias estimator using star trackers and gyros. The encounter geometry and timing placed stringent demands on attitude bias magnitude and drift calling for sequenced tuning of the respective filters. This paper describes the attitude and gyro bias estimator algorithms, the estimator flight performance and particular challenges overcome by the team leading up to a spectacular encounter.
Deep impact attitude estimator design and flight performance
American Astronautical Society, 2006 G&C Conference ; 2006 ; Breckenridge, CO, United States
2006-02-04
Conference paper
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English
Deep Impact Attitude Estimator Design and Flight Performance (AAS 06-084)
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