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Matrix transformations for spacecraft attitude determination
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cauffman, D. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | A common problem for experimental space physicists is the determination of the attitude matrix T which transforms vectors between representations in X and X' coordinate systems according to (vector V sub X) = (T sub XX')(vector V sub X'). A straightforward, simple, and efficient solution for the transformation matrix is a double-cross transformation. It is calculated from any two directions A and B, which are vectors normalized to unit length and are known in both X and X' coordinates. The B direction need be known only well enough to define the plane in which vectors A and B lie. The problem of the intersection of two cones as applicable to attitude solutions is also discussed. |
| File Size | 258052 |
| Page Count | 13 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720011002 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t75t8d72n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Navigation Coordinate Transformations Attitude Control Computer Techniques Satellite Attitude Control Problem Solving Spacecraft Control Matrices Mathematics 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 |
