Single Station Antenna–Based Spacecraft Orbit Determination via Robust EKF against the Effect of Measurement Matrix Singularity
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 28, Issue 1
Abstract
In this study, a robust extended Kalman filter (EKF) for estimation of a spacecraft’s position and velocity by single station antenna tracking data against the effect of measurement matrix singularity is proposed. The designed filtering algorithm estimates the position and velocity of the spacecraft on direct nonlinear range-azimuth-elevation measurements. The proposed robust EKF is examined through the geostationary satellite orbital motion simulations and the recommendations on its application for various spacecraft missions are given.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 28 • Issue 1 • January 2015
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Received: Jan 11, 2013
Accepted: Jul 15, 2013
Published online: Jul 17, 2013
Discussion open until: Nov 2, 2014
Published in print: Jan 1, 2015
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