To address the issue of reduced orbit estimation accuracy resulting from discrepancies
between in-orbit measured geomagnetic field values and IGRF model values in autonomous …

Guidepost-based navigation system is a novel autonomous orbit determination method for
the GEO satellite. The system is achieved by using the camera imaging function to obtain the …

With the development of aerospace technology, it is possible nowadays to develop orbit
propagation algorithms for microsatellite autonomous flight. In recent years, global …

The angle/range-based integrated navigation system is a favorable navigation solution for
deep space explorers. However, the statistical characteristics of the measurement noise are …

Purpose The main reason for the low accuracy of magnetometer-based autonomous orbit
determination is the coarse accuracy of the geomagnetic field model. Furthermore, the …

Abstract Precise Orbit Determination (POD) has become more and more relevant over the
past decades due to the ever increasing requirements artificial satellites must satisfy. This is …

This paper designed an efficient algorithm for attitude estimation using the information from
the sun sensors/magnetometers/Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) gyroscopes. The …

Attitude estimation or determination is a fundamental task for satellites to remain effectively
operational. This task is furthermore complicated on small satellites by the limited space and …

This article presents a near-Earth satellite orbit estimation method for pico-satellite
applications with light-weight and low-power requirements. The method provides orbit …

With the goal of reducing dependence on ground tracking systems, satellite autonomous
navigation technologies are developed quickly in the recent several decades. However …