Title :
Integer ambiguity resolution in GPS for spinning spacecrafts
Author :
Ferrando, Clara ; Pérez, Armando ; Peña, Ricardo S Sánchez
Author_Institution :
NahuelSat, Argentina
fDate :
10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A procedure to compute the integer ambiguity problem when a GPS receiver is used in a multiple antenna configuration attached to a rotating spacecraft is presented. The method is applied to a simulation of an experimental satellite which uses the GPS receiver for attitude determination
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; aerospace computing; antenna arrays; artificial satellites; attitude control; computerised navigation; digital simulation; signal processing; GPS receiver; attitude; errors; experimental satellite; integer ambiguity resolution; multiple antenna configuration; rotating spacecraft; rotation speed; simulation; spinning spacecrafts; Aircraft navigation; Antenna arrays; Computational modeling; Error analysis; Global Positioning System; Position measurement; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Space vehicles; Spinning;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
