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Comparison of algorithms for determining a space vehicle orientation based on one-time measurements
https://doi.org/10.17586/0021-3454-2025-68-1-89-97
Abstract
The problem of determining the orientation of a spacecraft using instantaneous measurements is investigated. A number of algorithms for determining the spacecraft orientation using one-time measurements of various physical nature are presented: TRIAD, Optimized TRIAD, q-Method, QUEST, ESOQ, ESOQ2, SVD. The following properties of the algorithms implemented in the MatLab mathematical package are analyzed: running time, average value and standard deviation of the orientation determination error measure, and the number of floating-point operations.
Keywords
spacecraft,
orientation,
algorithm,
one-time measurements,
rotation matrix,
quaternion,
performance,
accuracy,
floating point calculations
Supporting agencies: The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 23-67-10007, https://rscf.ru/project/23-67-10007/.
About the Authors
M. A. Ponomareva
Samara University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria A. Ponomareva — Student, Inter-University Department of Space Research
Samara
A. V. Kramlikh
Samara University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey V. Kramlikh — PhD, Associate Professor; Inter-University Department of Space Research
Samara
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Ponomareva M.A., Kramlikh A.V. Comparison of algorithms for determining a space vehicle orientation based on one-time measurements. Journal of Instrument Engineering. 2025;68(1):89-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17586/0021-3454-2025-68-1-89-97
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