Altimeter+ INS/giant LEO constellation dual-satellite integrated navigation and positioning algorithm based on similar ellipsoid model and UKF

L Ye, Y Yang, X Jing, H Li, H Yang, Y Xia - Remote sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
To solve the problem of location service interruption that is easily caused by incomplete
visual satellite environments such as occlusion, urban blocks and mountains, we propose …

A single-launch deployment strategy for lunar constellations

S Carletta - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Satellite constellations can provide communication and navigation services to support future
lunar missions, and are attracting growing interest from both the scientific community and …

Lifetime Extension of Ultra Low-Altitude Lunar Spacecraft with Low-Thrust Propulsion System

J Liu, B Xu, C Li, M Li - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the non-spherical perturbation of the Moon, the lifetime of ultra low-altitude Lunar
spacecraft may be quite short. In this paper, we analyze the lifetime of about 50 km-altitude …

Systems design results of LunaCube: Dual-satellite lunar navigation system with 6U-CUBESATs

T Tanaka, T Ebinuma, S Nakasuka, T Matsumoto… - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Aiming to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, interest in new and robust
communication and navigation capabilities on the lunar surface is greater than ever before …

A comparative analysis of multi-epoch double-differenced pseudorange observation and other dual-satellite lunar global navigation systems

T Tanaka, T Ebinuma, S Nakasuka, H Malki - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, dual-satellite lunar global navigation systems that consist of a constellation of
two navigation satellites providing geo-spatial positioning on the lunar surface were …

INS/GNSS integrated rover navigation designed with MDPO-based dual-satellite lunar global navigation systems

T Tanaka, H Malki - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aiming to provide navigational framework to upcoming early lunar exploration missions by
lunar rovers, interests in robust and low-cost global satellite navigation systems (GNSS) …

Performance Evaluation of Multi-Epoch Double-Differenced Pseudorange Observation Method Using GNSS Ground Stations

T Ebinuma, T Tanaka - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multi-epoch double-differenced pseudorange observation (MDPO) is a dual-satellite lunar
navigation algorithm specially designed for a precursor mission, using a minimum number of …

Correction: Tanaka, T., et al. Dual-Satellite Lunar Global Navigation System Using Multi-Epoch Double-Differenced Pseudorange Observations. Aerospace 2020, 7 …

T Tanaka, T Ebinuma, S Nakasuka - Aerospace, 2020 - mdpi.com
Correction: Tanaka, T., et al. Dual-Satellite Lunar Global Navigation System Using Multi-Epoch
Double-Differenced Pseudorange Ob Page 1 aerospace Correction Correction: Tanaka, T …