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An analysis of approach navigation accuracy and guidance requirements for the grand tour mission to the outer planets
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Jones, D. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | The navigation and guidance process for the Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus planetary encounter phases of the 1977 Grand Tour interior mission was simulated. Reference approach navigation accuracies were defined and the relative information content of the various observation types were evaluated. Reference encounter guidance requirements were defined, sensitivities to assumed simulation model parameters were determined and the adequacy of the linear estimation theory was assessed. A linear sequential estimator was used to provide an estimate of the augmented state vector, consisting of the six state variables of position and velocity plus the three components of a planet position bias. The guidance process was simulated using a nonspherical model of the execution errors. Computation algorithms which simulate the navigation and guidance process were derived from theory and implemented into two research-oriented computer programs, written in FORTRAN. |
| File Size | 4110416 |
| Page Count | 160 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720005187 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t40s4hx52 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Saturn Planet Algorithms Grand Tours Uranus Planet Spacecraft Guidance Mathematical Models Computerized Simulation Jupiter Planet Space Navigation Fortran Flight Simulation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
