Precise relative positioning of formation of spacecraft using GPS

Zhiguo Liang; Tao Ju

doi:10.1117/12.855923

2 April 2010 Precise relative positioning of formation of spacecraft using GPS

Zhiguo Liang, Tao Ju

Proceedings Volume 7651, International Conference on Space Information Technology 2009; 76511T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855923
Event: International Conference on Space Information Technology 2009, 2009, Beijing, China

Abstract

This paper presents an efficient approach for relative navigation and parameter estimation of spacecraft flying in formation. The approach estimates the double differential carrier phase ambiguity in single epoch, avoiding the trouble of cycle-slip detection and fixing. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach can achieve centimeter-level relative position accuracy and millimeter-level velocity accuracy.

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Zhiguo Liang and Tao Ju "Precise relative positioning of formation of spacecraft using GPS", Proc. SPIE 7651, International Conference on Space Information Technology 2009, 76511T (2 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855923

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