Mathematics
Scientific paper
Nov 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995tdar.nasar...1e&link_type=abstract
In its The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-123 p 1-29 (SEE N96-16684 04-32)
Mathematics
Calibrating, Cruising Flight, Deep Space Network, Earth Orientation, Error Analysis, Instrument Errors, Interplanetary Navigation, Navigation Instruments, Spacecraft Control, Accuracy, Computerized Simulation, Doppler Radar, Mathematical Models, Rangefinding, Superhigh Frequencies, Transit Time
Scientific paper
A detailed analysis was conducted to determine the sensitivity of spacecraft navigation errors to the accuracy and timeliness of Earth orientation calibrations. Analyses based on simulated X-band (8.4-GHz) Doppler and ranging measurements acquired during the interplanetary cruise segment of the Mars Pathfinder heliocentric trajectory were completed for the nominal trajectory design and for an alternative trajectory with a longer transit time. Several error models were developed to characterize the effect of Earth orientation on navigational accuracy based on current and anticipated Deep Space Network calibration strategies. The navigational sensitivity of Mars Pathfinder to calibration errors in Earth orientation was computed for each candidate calibration strategy with the Earth orientation parameters included as estimated parameters in the navigation solution. In these cases, the calibration errors contributed 23 to 58% of the total navigation error budget, depending on the calibration strategy being assessed. Navigation sensitivity calculations were also performed for cases in which Earth orientation calibration errors were not adjusted in the navigation solution. In these cases, Earth orientation calibration errors contributed from 26 to as much as 227% of the total navigation error budget. The final analysis suggests that, not only is the method used to calibrate Earth orientation vitally important for precision navigation of Mars Pathfinder, but perhaps equally important is the method for inclusion of the calibration errors in the navigation solutions.
Estefan J. A.
Folkner William M.
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