Date of Award:
8-2011
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor/Chair:
David K. Geller, Ph.D.
Abstract
Tradition spacecraft proximity operations require large and expensive on-board sensors and significant ground support. Relative angle measurements can be obtained from small, simple, and inexpensive on-board sensors, but have not traditionally been used for proximity operation because of difficulty generating rang information. In this thesis it is shown that useful relative range data can be generated provided that the spacecraft is experiencing a small continuous thrust such as would be provided by a low-thrust propulsion system.
Recommended Citation
Gillis, Robert W., "Low-Thrust Assited Angles-Only Navigation" (2011). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1001.
http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1001
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Comments
This work made publicly available electronically on September 1, 2011.