X-ray pulsar navigation algorithms and testbed for SEXTANT

LMB Winternitz, MA Hassouneh… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a NASA
funded technology-demonstration. SEXTANT will, for the first time, demonstrate real-time, on …

SEXTANT-station explorer for X-ray timing and navigation technology

JW Mitchell, M Hassouneh, L Winternitz… - … Navigation, and Control …, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
The Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a
technology demonstration enhancement to the Neutron-star Interior Composition Explorer …

Validation of pulsar phase tracking for spacecraft navigation

KD Anderson, DJ Pines, SI Sheikh - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
Previous theoretical work has shown that pulsars have fascinating potential as aids for
autonomous, deep space navigation. In this paper, phase tracking is investigated as a …

Investigation of X-ray pulsar signal phase tracking for spacecraft navigation

KD Anderson, D Pines, S Sheikh - AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1589. vid X-ray pulsars are
potential aids to spacecraft navigation due to their signal periodicity, uniqueness, and …

The role of X-rays in future space navigation and communication

L Winternitz, KC Gendreau, MA Hasouneh… - Annual AAS Rocky …, 2013 - ntrs.nasa.gov
In the near future, applications using X-rays will enable autonomous navigation and time
distribution throughout the solar system, high capacity and low-power space data links …

Experimental validation of pulse phase tracking for X-ray pulsar based spacecraft navigation

KD Anderson, D Pines - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC …, 2013 - arc.aiaa.org
Throughout human history, celestial sources have been used as aids for navigation. Most of
these sources are constant in emissions, and serve as optical point source references …

Station explorer for x-ray timing and navigation technology architecture overview

JW Mitchell, MA Hassouneh, LM Winternitz… - Proceedings of the 27th …, 2014 - ion.org
The Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a
technology demonstration enhancement to the Neutron-star Interior Composition Explorer …

X 射线脉冲星信号辐射的数值模拟方法

任红飞, 刘思伟, 姬剑锋, 周庆勇 - 武汉大学学报(信息科学版), 2022 - ch.whu.edu.cn
概述了X 射线脉冲星信号辐射模拟技术的发展概况, 分析了当前基于非齐次泊松过程(non-
homogeneous poisson process, NHPP) 的X 射线信号数值模拟方法, 在此基础上 …

Numerical Simulation Method of X-Ray Pulsar Radiation Signal

H REN, S LIU, J JI, Q ZHOU - Geomatics and Information Science of …, 2022 - ch.whu.edu.cn
Objectives At present, the numerical simulation of X-ray pulsar radiation signals is essential
for the research on pulsar navigation. It can generate observation signals of any quantity …

Phase tracking methods for x-ray pulsar-based spacecraft navigation

K Anderson - 2021 - search.proquest.com
X-ray pulsars are potential aids to spacecraft navigation due to the periodicity, uniqueness,
and stability of their signals. As the load on the deep space network increases in the future …