A Celestial Assisted INS Initialization Method for Lunar Explorers

The second and third phases of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) are planning to achieve Moon landing, surface exploration and automated sample return. In these missions, the inertial navigation system (INS) and celestial navigation system (CNS) are two indispensable autonomous navigation...

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Main Authors: Jiancheng Fang, Weiren Wu, Longhua Wang, Xiaolin Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/11/7/6991/