Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control
Roger D. Werking Head, Attitude Determination and Control Section National Aeronautics and Space Administration/ Goddard Space Flight Center Extensiye work has been done for many years in the areas of attitude determination, attitude prediction, and attitude control. During this time, it has been di...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1978, 1978
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1978 |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I—Background
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Attitude Geometry
- 3. Summary of Orbit Properties and Terminology
- 4. Modeling the Earth
- 5. Modeling the Space Environment
- II—Attitude Hardware and Data Acquisition
- 6. Attitude Hardware
- 7. Mathematical Models of Attitude Hardware
- 8. Data Transmission and Preprocessing
- 9. Data Validation and Adjustment
- III—Attitude Determination
- 10. Geometrical Basis of Attitude Determination
- 11. Single-Axis Attitude Determination Methods
- 12. Three-Axis Attitude Determination Methods
- 13. State Estimation Attitude Determination Methods
- 14. Evaluation and Use of State Estimators
- IV—Attitude Dynamics and Control
- 15. Introduction to Attitude Dynamics and Control
- 16. Attitude Dynamics
- 17. Attitude Prediction
- 18. Attitude Stabilization
- 19. Attitude Maneuver Control
- V—Mission Support
- 20. Software System Development
- 21. Software System Structure
- 22. Discussion
- VI—Appendices
- Appendix A—Spherical Geometry
- Appendix B—Construction of Global Geometry Plots
- Appendix C—Matrix and Vector Algebra
- Appendix D—Quaternions
- Appendix E—Coordinate Transformations
- Appendix F—The Laplace Transform
- Appendix G—Spherical Harmonics
- Appendix H—Magnetic Field Models
- Appendix I—Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control Systems
- Appendix J—Time Measurement Systems
- Appendix K—Metric Conversion Factors
- Appendix L—Solar System Constants
- Appendix M—Fundamental Physical Constants