Autonomous onboard navigation system for LEO satellites using data fusion

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Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate the capabilities of a minimum hardware configuration for autonomous onboard navigation of LEO satellites consisting of one GPS/GLONASS receiver, one 3-axes magnetometer and landmark data provided by a payload earth observation camera. The paper discusses the overall system architecture and the principles of magnetometer and landmark navigation. A data fusion algorithm based on an Extended Kalman Filter is presented as well as a new algorithm for landmark recognition and matching. Performance results, showing the beneficial capabilities of data fusion, are given for backup magnetometer/landmark operation based on simulation studies for the TUD-Satellite road traffic monitoring demonstration mission Traffic Eye as application reference.

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Control Conference, ECC 1999 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages4849-4854
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)978-3-9524173-5-5
Publication statusPublished - 24 Mar 2015
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesEuropean Control Conference (ECC)

Conference

Title1999 European Control Conference
Abbreviated titleECC 1999
Duration31 August - 3 September 1999
CityKarlsruhe
CountryGermany

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Keywords

  • autonomous navigation, extended Kalman filter, information fusion, landmark, magnetometer