GB2145597B - Space vehicle attitude sensor - Google Patents

Space vehicle attitude sensor

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Publication number
GB2145597B
GB2145597B GB08421211A GB8421211A GB2145597B GB 2145597 B GB2145597 B GB 2145597B GB 08421211 A GB08421211 A GB 08421211A GB 8421211 A GB8421211 A GB 8421211A GB 2145597 B GB2145597 B GB 2145597B
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Prior art keywords
attitude sensor
vehicle attitude
space vehicle
space
sensor
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Expired
Application number
GB08421211A
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English (en)
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GB8421211D0 (en
GB2145597A (en
Inventor
Bernd Kunkel
Winfried Birner
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Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Original Assignee
Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm AG
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Publication of GB8421211D0 publication Critical patent/GB8421211D0/en
Publication of GB2145597A publication Critical patent/GB2145597A/en
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Publication of GB2145597B publication Critical patent/GB2145597B/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/32—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using earth's magnetic field
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/244—Spacecraft control systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/36—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using sensors, e.g. sun-sensors, horizon sensors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/783—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems
    • G01S3/784—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems using a mosaic of detectors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Navigation (AREA)
GB08421211A 1983-08-26 1984-08-21 Space vehicle attitude sensor Expired GB2145597B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19833330861 DE3330861A1 (de) 1983-08-26 1983-08-26 Vorrichtung zur feststellung von lageaenderungen eines raumflugkoerpers

Publications (3)

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GB8421211D0 GB8421211D0 (en) 1984-09-26
GB2145597A GB2145597A (en) 1985-03-27
GB2145597B true GB2145597B (en) 1987-05-13

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GB08421211A Expired GB2145597B (en) 1983-08-26 1984-08-21 Space vehicle attitude sensor

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DE (1) DE3330861A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2551201B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2145597B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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FR2630705B1 (fr) * 1988-04-28 1990-08-24 Rhone Poulenc Sa Procede d'observation par balayage d'un corps celeste et de mesure d'une vitesse angulaire d'un vehicule spatial, systeme d'observation pour sa mise en oeuvre, et vehicule spatial le comportant
FR2649196B1 (fr) * 1989-06-30 1994-04-08 Etudes Realisa Nucleaires Senseur d'horizon terrestre a precision amelioree
GB2252216A (en) * 1991-01-22 1992-07-29 British Aerospace Apparatus for determining the attitude of a celestial body orbiting spacecraft or satellite relative to the celestial body
JPH0552549A (ja) * 1991-08-26 1993-03-02 Nec Corp 光学航法装置

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Publication number Publication date
FR2551201B1 (fr) 1989-12-22
GB8421211D0 (en) 1984-09-26
DE3330861C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1988-04-07
GB2145597A (en) 1985-03-27
DE3330861A1 (de) 1985-03-14
FR2551201A1 (fr) 1985-03-01

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