Title :
Attitude estimation of nano-satellite “HIT-SAT” using received power fluctuation by radiation pattern
Author :
Sato, Tatsuhiro ; Mitsuhashi, Ryuichi ; Satori, Shin
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido Inst. of Technol., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, it is verified that the angular velocity of the small satellite can be estimated from the cycle of the received signal intensity. Estimated angular velocity from received signal coincides with that valuated from on-board sensor of gyro and magnetometer. It will be possible that high sampling rate and multi position measurement as demonstrated in this experiment gives us more information about satellite attitude.
Keywords :
angular velocity; antenna radiation patterns; artificial satellites; attitude measurement; gyroscopes; magnetometers; HIT-SAT; attitude estimation; estimated angular velocity; gyro; magnetometer; nano-satellite; onboard sensor; power fluctuation; radiation pattern; received signal intensity; satellite attitude; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluctuations; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Sea measurements; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5172007
