DocumentCode :
1536994
Title :
User position estimation for search and rescue using satellite in LEO constellation
Author :
Sudaroli, P.V. ; Kannan, S. ; Nagarajan, N.
Author_Institution :
ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, India
Volume :
144
Issue :
1
fYear :
1997
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
22
Lastpage :
28
Abstract :
Based on the Doppler measurements from a user´s beacons, a simple algorithm is developed to estimate the user position for search and rescue purposes. The algorithm uses the measurements only at the beginning, middle and end of visibility of the satellite over the user region. In the case of a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbits (LEO), this algorithm is shown to yield accuracies better than 1 km by utilising the estimates (of the user position) from different satellites through a recursive average filter. Simulation studies are carried out for three different orbit altitudes and different user latitudes. With the increasing interest in LEO constellations for communications, it is hoped that such position estimation algorithms will further enhance the application of LEO constellations
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; filtering theory; parameter estimation; radio direction-finding; recursive filters; satellite navigation; LEO constellation; algorithm; low Earth orbits; orbit altitudes; position estimation algorithms; recursive average filter; satellite; search and rescue; simulation studies; user beacons; user latitudes; user position estimation; user region;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Radar, Sonar and Navigation, IEE Proceedings -
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1350-2395
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/ip-rsn:19970841
Filename :
580337
Link To Document :
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