Trajectory Estimation of Aircraft in a Double-Satellite Passive Positioning System with the Adjoint Method

Anzhou Cao, Yanqiu Gao, Jicai Zhang and Xianqing Lv

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013, vol. 2013, 1-7

Abstract:

A double-satellite passive positioning system is constructed based on the theory of space geometry, where two observation coordinate systems and a fundamental coordinate system exist. In each observation coordinate system, there exists a ray from the observation satellite to the aircraft. One difficulty lies in that these two rays may not intersect due to the existence of various errors. Under this situation, this work assumes that the middle point of common perpendicular between two rays is the actual position of aircraft. Based on the theory of space geometry, the coordinates of aircraft in the fundamental coordinate system can be determined. A dynamic model with the adjoint method is developed to estimate the trajectory of aircraft during the process of rocket propulsion. By assimilating observations, the trajectory of aircraft can be calculated. Numerical experiments are designed to validate the reasonability and feasibility of this model. Simulated results indicate that even by assimilating a small number of observations, the trajectory of aircraft can be estimated. In addition, the trajectory estimation can become more accurate when more observations are assimilated to the model.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1155/2013/502610

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