Magazine Article

Post-Flight Estimation of Motion of Space Structures: Part 2

TBMG-3189

09/01/2008

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A computer program related to the one described in the immediately preceding article estimates the relative position of two space structures that are hinged to each other. The input to the program consists of time-series data on distances, measured by two range finders at different positions on one structure, to a corner-cube retroreflector on the other structure. Given a Cartesian (x,y,z) coordinate system and the known x coordinate of the retroreflector relative to the y,z plane that contains the range finders, the program estimates the y and z coordinates of the retroreflector.

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"Post-Flight Estimation of Motion of Space Structures: Part 2," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2008.
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Sep 1, 2008
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TBMG-3189
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Magazine Article
Language
English