The present invention provides methods of and apparatus for determining the inertial attitude of an aerospace vehicle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a rotational astronomical object-sighting concept to determine the inertial attitude of an axis of the aerospace vehicle without the star identification or drawback. In another embodiment, the invention provides an attitude measurement apparatus comprising a high sensitivity optical sensor and a low power inertial sensor.
申请公布号
WO02058992(A2)
申请公布日期
2002.08.01
申请号
WO2002US02333
申请日期
2002.01.28
申请人
THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.;JOHNSON, WILLIAM, M.;MUSOFF, HOWARD;SARGENT, DARRYL, G.;GILMORE, JEROLD, P.;DENNEHY, CORNELIUS, J.
发明人
JOHNSON, WILLIAM, M.;MUSOFF, HOWARD;SARGENT, DARRYL, G.;GILMORE, JEROLD, P.;DENNEHY, CORNELIUS, J.
