Filter strategies for Mars Science Laboratory Orbit determination

Thompson, Paul F.; Gustafson, Eric D.; Kruizinga, Gerhard L.; Martin-Mur, Tomas J.

dc.contributor.author	Thompson, Paul F.
dc.contributor.author	Gustafson, Eric D.
dc.contributor.author	Kruizinga, Gerhard L.
dc.contributor.author	Martin-Mur, Tomas J.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-10T23:20:30Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-10T23:20:30Z
dc.date.issued	2013-02-10
dc.identifier.citation	23rd AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii, February 10-14 2013	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	13-0650
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/44060
dc.description.abstract	The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft had ambitious navigation delivery and knowledge accuracy requirements for landing inside Gale Crater. Confidence in the orbit determination (OD) solutions was increased by investigating numerous filter strategies for solving the orbit determination problem. We will discuss the strategy for the different types of variations: for example, data types, data weights, solar pressure model covariance, and estimating versus considering model parameters. This process generated a set of plausible OD solutions that were compared to the baseline OD strategy. Even implausible or unrealistic results were helpful in isolating sensitivities in the OD solutions to certain model parameterizations or data types.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2013	en_US
dc.subject	orbit determination	en_US
dc.subject	Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)	en_US
dc.subject	navigation	en_US
dc.title	Filter strategies for Mars Science Laboratory Orbit determination	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US