NASA NTRS · 19760060135
Fixed-point single-precision estimation
Abstract
Monte Carlo simulation of autonomous orbit determination has validated the use of an 18-bit NASA Standard Spacecraft Computer (NSSC) for the extended Kalman filter. Dimensionally consistent scales are chosen for all variables in the algorithm, such that nearly all of the onboard computation can be performed in single precision without matrix square root formulations. Allowable simplifications in algorithm implementation and practical means of ensuring convergence are verified for accuracies of a few km provided by star/vertical observations
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Thompson, E. H., Farrell, J. L.. 1976-08-01. Fixed-point single-precision estimation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19760060135
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