Accurate and Efficient Algorithms

ISBN-13: 9786206751793 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str.

Dr. Madhumita Pal

Opis

This book addresses novel techniques in determining gyroless micro-satellite attitude and attitude rate. The main objective of this proposal is to explore the possibility of using commercially available low cost micro-light star sensor as a stand-alone sensor for micro-satellite attitude as well as attitude rate determination. The objective is achieved by developing accurate and computationally efficient algorithms for the realization of onboard operation of a low fidelity star sensor. All the algorithms developed here are tested with the measurement noise presented in the catalog of the sensor array STAR-1000. Proposed methods achieve desired accuracy while estimating satellite attitude and attitude rate using low fidelity star sensor data. Also, they require lower on-board processing requirement and less memory allocation; thus are suitable for micro-satellite applications.

O autorze

Dr. Madhumita Pal received her Ph.D degree in Aerospace Engineering from IISc, Bangalore in 2014 and joined as a postdoctoral fellow in Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France. She is a recipient of the European Union Erasmus Mundus Postdoctoral fellowship in 2014. She is now an Associate Professor in the Department of EE at IEM, Kolkata.