Development of Distributed Integrated Navigation Simulator for Autonomous Spacecraft

Weihua Ma, Jianjun Luo, Mingming Wang, Zhanxia Zhu

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Abstract

Before developing an integrated navigation system, it is an efficient method to build an integrated navigation simulator to reduce cost and shorten period of development. Building a distributed simulator with multiple computers will be more close to the actual system. A distributed integrated simulator for spacecraft autonomous navigation, with the characteristics of modularization and universalisation, was developed with computers and data bus. Based on the previously research, autonomous navigation sensors consists of Strap-down Inertial Navigation System (SINS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and Star Sensor (SS). To realize integrated navigation function, the configuration of the distributed simulator was designed to include Trajectory Generator subsystem, Inertial Measurement Unit subsystem, SINS subsystem, GPS subsystem, SS subsystem and Integrated Navigation subsystem. Hardware design and software development of the simulator are discussed. The federated/centralized Kalman filters are used as simulator information fusion algorithm. The distributed simulator has been applied successfully to provide useful advice for designers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2009
Pages411-416
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2009 - Changchun, China
Duration: 9 Aug 200912 Aug 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2009

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangchun
Period9/08/0912/08/09

Keywords

  • Autonomous
  • Distributed
  • Integrated navigation
  • Simulator
  • Spacecraft

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