On the Coupling of Orbit and Attitude Determination of Satellite Formations from Atmospheric Drag

Observability and Estimation Performance

Doctoral thesis (2020)

Authors

A. Chaves Jimenez Discrete Mathematics and Optimization - EEMCS
Research Group
Discrete Mathematics and Optimization (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 A. Chaves Jimenez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:c333497d-05ac-422f-9688-31246a6fa7b1
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics

Research Group

Discrete Mathematics and Optimization

Abstract

Spacecraft orbit and attitude dynamics have been classically seen as two separated
subjects, since the effect of attitude in orbit dynamics was deemed too small to be
considered, or simply, modeled as noise in the estimation process for most satellites.
In the eighties, a study by [1] showed that for a very large spacecraft, approximately
the size of the International Space Station, the effect of the attitude in the
orbit dynamics should be considered.