WO2012044818A3 - Systems and methods for estimating an object's attitude - Google Patents

Systems and methods for estimating an object's attitude Download PDF

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WO2012044818A3
WO2012044818A3 PCT/US2011/053986 US2011053986W WO2012044818A3 WO 2012044818 A3 WO2012044818 A3 WO 2012044818A3 US 2011053986 W US2011053986 W US 2011053986W WO 2012044818 A3 WO2012044818 A3 WO 2012044818A3
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attitude
estimating
systems
methods
starfield image
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Yaron Rachlin
Benjamin F. Lane
Juha-Pekka J. Laine
Robin M.A Dawson
Christopher C. Yu
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The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
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Priority claimed from US12/895,016 external-priority patent/US8472736B2/en
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    • 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
    • G01S3/785—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system
    • G01S3/786—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system the desired condition being maintained automatically
    • G01S3/7867—Star trackers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/02—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means
    • G01C21/025—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means with the use of startrackers

Abstract

In general, in one embodiment, a starfield image as seen by an object is analyzed. Compressive samples are taken of the starfield image and, in the compressed domain, processed to remove noise. Stars in the starfield image are identified and used to determine an attitude of the object.
PCT/US2011/053986 2010-09-30 2011-09-29 Systems and methods for estimating an object's attitude WO2012044818A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/895,004 US8472735B2 (en) 2010-09-30 2010-09-30 Attitude estimation with compressive sampling of starfield data
US12/895,033 US8472737B2 (en) 2010-09-30 2010-09-30 Attitude estimation in compressed domain
US12/895,033 2010-09-30
US12/895,004 2010-09-30
US12/895,016 2010-09-30
US12/895,016 US8472736B2 (en) 2010-09-30 2010-09-30 Attitude estimation by reducing noise with dragback

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