Navigation in Space by X-ray Pulsars
This monograph on different aspects of utilizing X-ray pulsars for navigation of spacecraft in space contains two unique features. First, it provides a solid mathematical formulation for the absolute and relative navigation problems based on use of X-ray pulsar measurements. Second, it presents a co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Prologue
- 1.1 Current Spacecraft Navigation Systems
- 1.2 Pulsar-Based Relative Navigation
- 1.2.1 Why Relative Navigation? Why Celestial-Based Systems?- 1.2.2 Pulsars
- 1.2.3 Why Use X-ray Pulsars for Navigation?- 1.2.4 History of Pulsar-Based Navigation
- 1.3 Proposed Navigation System Structure
- 1.4 Thesis Outline
- 2 Signal Modeling
- 2.1 X-ray Detectors
- 2.2 X-ray Pulsar Signal
- 2.2.1 Constant-Frequency Model
- 2.2.2 Time-Dependent-Frequency Model
- 2.3 Discussion
- 2.4 Epoch Folding
- 2.4.1 Effect of Velocity Errors
- 2.5 Generating Photon TOAs
- 2.6 Simulation
- 3 Pulse Delay Estimation
- 3.1 Pulse Delay Estimation
- 3.2 The Cramér-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB)
- 3.3 Discussion
- 3.4 Simulation
- 4 Pulse Delay Estimation Using Epoch Folding
- 4.1 Cross Correlation Technique
- 4.2 Nonlinear Least Squares Technique
- 4.3 Simulation
- 5 Pulse Delay Estimation via Direct Use of TOAs
- 5.1 Maximum-Likelihood Estimator (MLE)
- 5.2 Numerical Determination of the MLE
- 5.3 Simulation
- 6 Recursive Position Estimation
- 6.1 System Dynamics
- 6.2 Measurements
- 6.3 Discrete-Time Estimation Process
- 6.4 Discussion
- 6.5 Simulation
- 7 Epilogue References