Theoretical basis for state vector comparison, relative position display, and relative position/rendezvous prediction
By:  Lester Brown Makepeace III
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
Description: This thesis outlines the theoretical underpinnings used for the software designed to meet Detailed Technical Objectives 700-6 and 700-7 for the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-5 1. The primary goal was to compare state vector information produced by an on board GPS receiver and Discovery's computers, and provide real time display of the results. Because state vector information for the ORFEUS/SPAS payload was also available, relative position and rendezvous information between Discovery and ORFEUS/SPAS was made possible. Analysis of the various state vectors was used to produce a graphical display, in an operationally meaningful format, to the flight crew of Discovery.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Scandrett, Clyde.

"December 1993."

Thesis (M.S. in Applied Mathematics and M.S. in Engineering Science) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1993.

Includes bibliographical references.

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