Differential Positioning Performance on Lunar South Pole Region Using Lunar Navigation Satellite System

K Akiyama, M Murata, S Kogure - … Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division …, 2022 - ion.org
This paper proposes the differential positioning technique to reduce the Signal-In-Space
Range Error (SISRE) of LNSS satellites and the coordinate transformation errors from Earth …

Lunar south pole region navigation using lunar navigation satellite system

M Murata, K Akiyama, N Satoh - … of the 36th International Technical Meeting …, 2023 - ion.org
This paper addresses the navigation problem for a moving object at the lunar South Pole
region using our Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS). The LNSS is a satellite …

Improving the Performance of Lunar Satellite Navigation Systems by Exploiting Inter-Satellite Distance Information

G Sirbu, M Leonardi, C Stallo, M Carosi - … Meeting of the Satellite Division of …, 2023 - ion.org
This paper evaluates a method to improve the accuracy of a lunar satellite-based navigation
system for two different localization techniques, the One-Way ranging and the Two-Way …

Improved surface positioning with measurement differences in joint doppler and ranging

WW Jun, KM Cheung… - 2023 IEEE Aerospace …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Measurement differencing with GPS is an important method to reduce shared error between
a user and a nearby reference station. It may also be crucial for position, navigation, and …

Lunar navigation satellite system and positioning accuracy evaluation

M Murata, I Kawano, S Kogure - … of the 2022 International Technical Meeting …, 2022 - ion.org
We describe our Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS) that was designed to provide the
PNT service at the Lunar South Pole region. Our LNSS is composed of eight satellites …

Autonomous lunar satellite navigation system: Preliminary performance assessment on south pole

M Leonardi, G Sirbu, C Stallo, M Eleuteri… - Proceedings of the 2021 …, 2021 - ion.org
Nowadays, several space agencies are emphasizing the interest for the human return to the
Moon. This renaissance in lunar exploration involves both the public and private sectors and …

Dual-satellite lunar global navigation system using multi-epoch double-differenced pseudorange observations

T Tanaka, T Ebinuma, S Nakasuka - Aerospace, 2020 - mdpi.com
In view of the upcoming missions to obtain resources from the lunar surface, it is essential to
have highly-accurate navigation systems to locate surface vehicles in shadowed regions. In …

Lunar navigation satellite system: Mission, system overview, and demonstration

M Murata, M Koga, Y Nakajima… - 39th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, our lunar communication and navigation system called the lunar navigation
satellite system (LNSS) is presented. The mission of the LNSS is to provide the …

Evaluation of Multiple GNSS Navigation Performance in Lunar Transfer Orbit and Circumlunar Orbit

Z Lin, T Shi, X Zhuang, Y He - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Positioning of high-orbit spacecraft using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is
an important expansion application of GNSS. With the introduction of GNSS such as Beidou …

Precision navigation for lunar descent and landing

KJ DeMars - 2007 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
A detailed analysis of the algorithm for precision lunar descent and landing navigation is
presented. A continuous-discrete dual-state extended Kalman filter is developed in which …