Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Jan 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983aiaa.meety....k&link_type=abstract
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 21st, Reno, NV, Jan. 10-13, 1983. 7 p.
Statistics
Computation
Artificial Satellites, Autonomous Navigation, Earth-Moon System, Lunar Communication, Radio Beacons, Radio Navigation, Space Navigation, Doppler Navigation, Least Squares Method, Orbit Calculation
Scientific paper
The concept of using lunar beacon signal transmission for on-board navigation for earth satellites and near-earth spacecraft is described. The system would require powerful transmitters on the earth-side of the moon's surface and black box receivers with antennae and microprocessors placed on board spacecraft for autonomous navigation. Spacecraft navigation requires three position and three velocity elements to establish location coordinates. Two beacons could be soft-landed on the lunar surface at the limits of allowable separation and each would transmit a wide-beam signal with cones reaching GEO heights and be strong enough to be received by small antennae in near-earth orbit. The black box processor would perform on-board computation with one-way Doppler/range data and dynamical models. Alternatively, GEO satellites such as the GPS or TDRSS spacecraft can be used with interferometric techniques to provide decimeter-level accuracy for aircraft navigation.
Ellis John
French James
Khatib A. R.
Null George
Wu Seongho
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