Characterization of candidate vehicle states for xnav systems

Kevin G. Lohan, Zachary R. Putnam

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Abstract

This paper presents the framework for finding intersections of an infinite set of wavefronts from pulsars in 2D. The conditions for an intersection to exist are shown along with a numeric scheme for rapidly determining intersection feasibility. The numeric scheme reduces the dimensionality of the problem by one resulting in a much more computationally efficient solution. Using this algorithm the candidate intersections for 3, 4, or 5 pulsars is found for a phase tolerance between 10–3 and 10–5. It was found that to minimize the number of candidate positions within a given domain it is more beneficial to increase the number of pulsars observed rather than decrease the measurement uncertainty. An additional solution is found analytically by solving the mixed-integer math problem. However, this solution does not incorporate any measurement error and there is no way to know how many function evaluations are required to find all solutions within a domain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2019
EditorsKenneth R. Horneman, Christopher Scott, Brian W. Hansen, Islam I. Hussein
PublisherUnivelt Inc.
Pages195-208
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9780877036654
StatePublished - 2020
EventAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2019 - Portland, United States
Duration: Aug 11 2019Aug 15 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume171
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Conference

ConferenceAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period8/11/198/15/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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