16.346 | Fall 2008 | Graduate

Astrodynamics

Lecture Notes

Space Navigation: The Position Fix

Description:

Lecture notes on space navigation, the line of position, the position fix, determining the measurement geometry vector, measuring the angle between a near object and a star, measuring the angle between two near objects, the measurement geometry matrix, Gauss’ method of least squares, solution of least squares problem, application of Gauss’ method of least squares to space navigation, and the information matrix.

Resource Type:
Lecture Notes
pdf
Space Navigation: The Position Fix

Course Info

As Taught In
Fall 2008
Level
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Problem Sets with Solutions