Position aided evader maneuvering re-entry vehicle navigator

Details Position aided evader maneuvering re-entry vehicle navigator Position aided evader maneuvering re-entry vehicle navigator

1989-03-24

1994-10-11

Swann, Tod R.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364454, H04B 7185

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053553160

ABSTRACT:
A navigation system 12 for an evasive maneuvering reentry vehicle (EMRV) 10 includes a three-axes strapdown inertial navigator 14 which includes RLGs or other types of gyroscopes and also accelerometers. An altimeter, such as a radar altimeter 16, which is normally provided on the EMRV 10, provides an output (h) to the navigation system 12, the output being expressive of the altitude of the EMRV 10 from the earth's surface. The altitude measurement output (h) is processed by a statistical filter, such as a Kalman filter 18, in conjunction with the inertial solution (X) from the navigator 14. The output of the filter 18 is an estimated inertial correction which is combined with the inertial position and velocity output of the navigator 14 at a block 20 to yield a corrected position and velocity output. It is shown that a single altitude measurement is sufficient to derive three position and three velocity compensations for the EMRV 10.

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