Attitude rate estimation by GPS Doppler signal processing
Tóm tắt
A method is presented for near-Earth spacecraft or aviation vehicle’s attitude rate estimation by using relative Doppler frequency shift of the Global Positioning System (GPS) carrier. It comprises two GPS receiving antennas, a signal processing circuit and an algorithm. The whole system is relatively simple, the cost and weight, as well as power consumption, are very low.
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