Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 49, Issue 1, 0128001(2020)

High Precision Attitude Determination Method for Star Camera Based on UKF

Yu WANG1,2 and Wei-jiao JIANG3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Xi'an Research Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Xi'an 710054, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Geo-information Engineering, Xi'an 710054, China
  • 3School of Communication Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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    基于UKF的恒星相机和陀螺联合定姿算法流程The diagram of attitude determination algorithm for star camera and gyroscope based on UKF
    Pitch angle results of experiment
    Roll angle results of experiment 3
    Yaw angle results of experiment 3
    Pitch angle comparison of UKF
    Roll angle comparison of UKF
    Yaw angle comparison of UKF
    • Table 1. Simulative data parameters of star camera and gyroscope

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      Table 1. Simulative data parameters of star camera and gyroscope

      Equatorial radius of the earth/mSemi-major axis of satellite orbit/mInclination angle of satellite orbit/(°) Right ascension of ascending nodeRight ascension rate of ascending nodeOptical axis angle of star camera/(°) Optical axis direction vector of star camera
      6 371 0006 863 96397.371 6rad(140 000)0.000 1114.9(0.8, 0.5, -0.1) (-0.8, 0.5, -0.1)
    • Table 2. Explanation of simulative experiments

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      Table 2. Explanation of simulative experiments

      NumberStar camera parametersGyroscope parameters
      Error/(″)Frequency/HzError/(″)Frequency/Hz
      1550.2~2.410
      2250.2~2.410
      3150.2~2.410
    • Table 3. Results of simulative experiment 1

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      Table 3. Results of simulative experiment 1

      Gyroscope error(″/s)Attitude precision of EKF(″/3σ)Attitude precision of UKF(″/3σ)
      PitchRollYawPitchRollYaw
      0.20.720.430.390.670.420.37
      0.40.750.520.470.730.470.43
      0.60.820.640.600.790.580.56
      0.80.940.770.740.850.660.63
      1.01.030.890.900.940.800.77
      1.21.171.081.031.060.920.88
      1.41.341.181.201.131.021.01
      1.61.481.371.291.281.211.12
      1.81.621.551.481.411.271.31
      2.01.741.641.671.561.370 81.36
      2.21.951.771.811.681.570 71.58
      2.41.952.012.121.721.699 11.67
    • Table 4. Results of simulative experiment 2

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      Table 4. Results of simulative experiment 2

      Gyroscope error(″/s)Attitude precision of EKF(″/3σ)Attitude precision of UKF(″/3σ)
      PitchRollYawPitchRollYaw
      0.20.350.240.210.400.260.22
      0.40.410.300.280.430.300.26
      0.60.450.400.390.450.350.32
      0.80.560.490.470.520.420.40
      1.00.640.610.610.580.500.47
      1.20.760.720.650.630.580.56
      1.40.840.800.790.710.660.63
      1.60.950.920.920.760.730.72
      1.81.051.051.010.850.810.80
      2.01.161.151.100.920.880.88
      2.21.301.261.331.010.950.94
      2.41.341.361.421.121.021.01
    • Table 5. Results of simulative experiment 3

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      Table 5. Results of simulative experiment 3

      Gyroscope error(″/s)Attitude precision of EKF(″/3σ)Attitude precision of UKF(″/3σ)
      PitchRollYawPitchRollYaw
      0.20.240.160.140.280.190.16
      0.40.270.210.190.300.220.19
      0.60.330.270.270.340.250.24
      0.80.390.360.350.360.300.28
      1.00.480.410.420.410.340.32
      1.20.550.520.500.450.390.38
      1.40.600.600.570.510.450.44
      1.60.700.690.670.540.510.50
      1.80.760.750.750.610.560.55
      2.00.840.820.790.640.610.60
      2.20.970.910.930.700.660.66
      2.41.011.011.010.760.730.73
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    Received: Jul. 25, 2019

    Accepted: Oct. 24, 2019

    Published Online: Mar. 19, 2020

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    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20204901.0128001

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