Unscented Kalman Filter for Determination of Spacecraft Attitude Using Different Attitude Parameterizations and Real Data

Autor(es)

Garcia, Roberta Veloso ^[1] ; Kuga, Helio Koiti ^[2] ; Zanardi, Maria Cecilia F. P. S. ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Engn Lorena, Dept Ciencias Basicas & Ambientais, Estr Municipal Campinho S-N, BR-12602810 Lorena, SP - Brazil

^[2] Inst Nacl Pesquisas Espaciais, Coordenacao Geral Engn & Tecnol Espacial, Div Mecan Espacial & Controle, BR-12201 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Engn Modelagem & Ciencias Sociais Aplicadas, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT; v. 8, n. 1, p. 82-90, JAN-MAR 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

The non-linear estimators are certainly the most important algorithms applied to real problems, especially those involving the attitude estimation of spacecraft. The purpose of this paper was to use real data of sensors to analyze the behavior of Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) in attitude estimation problems when it is represented in different ways and compare it with the standard estimator for non-linear estimation problems. The robustness of the estimation was performed when this was subjected to imprecise initial conditions. The attitude parametrization was described in Euler angles, quaternion and quaternion incremental. The satellite China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite and measurements provided by the Satellite Control Center of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais were considered in the study. The results indicate that the behaviors for both estimators were equivalent for such parameterizations under the same conditions. However, comparing the Unscented Kalman Filter with the standard filter for non-linear systems, Extended Kalman Filter (EKF), it was observed that, in the presence of inaccurate initial conditions, the Unscented Kalman Filter presented a fast convergence whereas Extended Kalman Filter had problems and only converged later on. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/21023-6 - Dinâmica de satélites artificiais
• Beneficiário: Rodolpho Vilhena de Moraes
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático