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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
John Y. Liu, San Marino, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/786 (2006.01); G01C 21/24 (2006.01); G01S 3/784 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7867 (2013.01); G01C 21/24 (2013.01); G01S 3/784 (2013.01); G01S 3/786 (2013.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and methods for calculating an attitude and a position of an object in space are disclosed. Measurements in relation to an object, stars, and a signal timing are received at a combined orbit and attitude determination system to provide received measurements. An estimated separation angle error, an estimated position error, and an estimated attitude error are estimated based upon the received measurements to provide estimated errors.