Abstract
This study investigates the effects of magnetic disturbances resulting from geospace storms on the satellite attitudes estimated by EKF. It is shown that the increasing levels of geomagnetic activity affect geomagnetic field vectors predicted by IGRF and T89 models. Various sensor combinations including magnetometer, gyroscope, and sun sensor are evaluated for magnetically quiet and active conditions. Errors are calculated for estimated attitude angles and differences were discussed. This study emphasizes on the importance of environmental factors on the satellite attitude determination systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 701-712 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Acta Astronautica |
Volume | 180 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2021 |
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Keywords
- Attitude estimation
- IGRF
- Kalman filtering
- Magnetic field disturbance
- Sensor fusion
- T89