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Improving satellite inertia identification with an observability-based EKF

Hélène Evain Control specialist, CNES, 31000 Toulouse, France.
Stéphanie Delavault Estimation expert, CNES, 31000 Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
In this paper, the problem of identifying the inertia matrix of a satellite when the input data can be of low observability is tackled. The confidence in the final estimation is of high importance and is harder to assess when a high observability is not guaranteed on every part of the whole dataset. This paper proposes a method that enhances the knowledge of the reliability of the identification process. An extended Kalman filter with variable covariance is implemented and tested with high-fidelity simulator data.
Keywords: Identification; Inertia; Satellite attitude control
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Hélène Evain, Stéphanie Delavault: Improving satellite inertia identification with an observability-based EKF. Proceedings of the 2024 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Bristol, UK. June 2024. CEAS-GNC-2024-027.
BibTeX entry:

@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2024-027,
    author = {Evain, Hélène and Delavault, Stéphanie},
    title = {Improving satellite inertia identification with an observability-based EKF},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2024 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},
    address = {Bristol, UK},
    month = jun,
    year = {2024},
    note = {CEAS-GNC-2024-027}
}