Abstract: Two most commonly used sensors on nanosatellites are magnetometer and sun sensor. In this paper, magnetometer and sun sensor measurements are combined gyro measurements to produce enhanced attitude estimation. Tri-Axial Attitude Determination (TRIAD) algorithm is used with Kalman filter to form a complete attitude filter. Sun sensor and magnetometer measurements are selected as inputs to TRIAD algorithm and output is fed to Kalman filter as a measurement. Two different Kalman filters, extended and unscented, are used with TRIAD algorithm. A comparison is given between performances of both Kalman filter.
Mehmet Asim Gokcay, Chingiz Hajiyev, "Comparison of TRIAD+EKF and TRIAD+UKF Algorithms for Nanosatellite Attitude Estimation," WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, vol. 17, pp. 201-206, 2022, DOI:10.37394/23203.2022.17.23
Mehmet Asim Gokcay, Chingiz Hajiyev. Comparison of TRIAD+EKF and TRIAD+UKF Algorithms for Nanosatellite Attitude Estimation.
WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control. 2022;17:201-206. 10.37394/23203.2022.17.23