Algorithm Analysis of Autonomous Navigation of Spacecraft Based on X-ray Pulsars |
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Authors: | Chong-Xia Zhong Li Zhang Feng Nian Jun Yang |
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Institution: | 1 Beijing Research Institute of Radio Metrology and Measurement, Beijing 100854;2 Key Laboratory for Technology of Metrology and Calibration, Bejing 100854 |
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Abstract: | A pulsar has the very stable rotation and can be used as the time standard. The astrometric parameters and astrophysical parameters of many pulsars, such as the spatial position, proper motion, distance, rotation period and its derivative, etc., can be all accurately determined. Since the pulsar can provide the time signal and the coordinates of its spatial position simultaneously, the pulsar navigation system installed on a spacecraft enables the autonomous navigation of the spacecraft to be realized. Firstly, the position of the spacecraft is predicted based on the equation of orbit dynamics of the spacecraft and then the Kalman filtering is applied to calculating the estimation error of the spacecraft position through the difference between the pulse arrival time observed on the spacecraft and the predicted pulse arrival time, thereby modifying the position of the spacecraft. Finally, the effects of the initial error, measuring accuracy of the pulse arrival time and number of pulsars on the navigation accuracy are analyzed. |
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Keywords: | X-ray pulsar&ndash equation of state&ndash spacecraft&ndash method data analysis |
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