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Three-axis attitude determination from vector observations

Shuster et al., 1981

Document ID: 13172835375568166725
Author: Shuster M; Oh S
Publication year: 1981
Publication venue: Journal of guidance and Control

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Two computationally efficient algorithms are presented for determining three-axis attitude from two or more vector observations. The first of these, the TRIAD algorithm, provides a deterministic (ie, nonoptimal) solution for the attitude based on two vector observations. The …

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