Estimate fusion for lunar rendezvousThe new derivation presented for an algorithm that fuses two Kalman filter outputs clearly demonstrates the combination of estimates to be capable of 'optimally' minimizing the trace of the fused covariance matrix. The method also furnishes an estimate whose error ellipses are contained within the intersection of the error ellipses from each filter. The 'reinitialized Kalman filter' obtained by these means is applied to the problem of lunar rendezvous.
Document ID
19930067305
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Carpenter, J. R. (Texas Univ., Austin; NASA, Johnson Space Center Houston, United States)
Bishop, Robert H. (Texas Univ. Austin, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Monterey, CA, Aug. 9-11, 1993, Technical Papers. Pt. 1 (A93-51301 22-63)
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-3700Report Number: AIAA PAPER 93-3700