Attitude determination method and system

Details Attitude determination method and system Attitude determination method and system

1996-12-31

2000-07-11

Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Navigation

Employing position determining equipment

701 4, 701215, 342357, H40B 7185

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060886536

ABSTRACT:
A method for use in vehicle attitude determination includes generating GPS attitude solutions for a vehicle using three or more antennas receiving GPS signals from two or more space vehicles. An inertial navigation system is initialized by setting the attitude of the inertial navigation system to a GPS attitude solution generated for the vehicle and/or the attitude of the inertial navigation system is updated using the GPS attitude solutions generated for the vehicle or GPS estimated attitude error generated for the vehicle. A system for use in vehicle navigation is also provided. The system generally includes three or more GPS antenna/receiver sets associated with a vehicle, an inertial measurement unit that provides inertial measurements for the vehicle, a processing unit of the system having the capability for generating GPS attitude computations for the vehicle using the three or more GPS antenna/receiver sets and signals from two or more space vehicles; the GPS attitude computations include at least one of absolute attitudes and estimated attitude errors. The processing unit of the system also includes a filter for generating estimates of attitude for the vehicle using the inertial measurements from the inertial measurement unit and the attitude computations.

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