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FOREWORD vii
PREFACE ix
SECTION I: CELESTIAL FLAK 1
A Comparison of Radar and Optical Techniques for Conducting Near Earth Object (NEO) Searches (AAS 99-001), John V. Lambert, John L. Africano and Eugene G. Stansbery 3
Orbit Determination and Estimation of Impact Probability for Near Earth Objects (AAS 99-002), Paul W. Chodas and Donald K. Yeomans 21
The Deflection of Earth Impacting Objects Using Chemical Propulsion (AAS 99-003), Cameron Meek 41
Optimal Asteroid Deflection Using Low-Thrust Propulsion (AAS 99-004), Mudar S. Abu-Saymeh and Craig A. Kluever 51
Deflection of Large Near-Earth Objects (AAS 99-005), Gregory H. Canavan 63
Rock a Bye, Baby (AAS 99-006), David Sonnabend 71
SECTION II: ADVANCES IN GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 85
A Star Recognition Algorithm Based on Star Groups and Associated Means (AAS 99-011), S. Potteck 87
Improved Modeling in a MATLAB-Based Navigation System (AAS 99-012), Julie Deutschmann, Itzhack Bar-Itzhack, Wallace E. Larimore and Rick Harman 95
Experimental Results on Three Multipath Compensation Techniques for GPS-Based Attitude Determination (AAS 99-013), Alessandro Pasetti and Luisella Giulicchi 105
Onboard Navigation State Vector Propagation for the Interim Control Module of the International Space Station (AAS 99-014), Mark T. Soyka and Robert R. Dasenbrock 125
X-40A Guidance and Control and Flight Test Results (AAS 99-015), Viet H. Nguyen, Ashwani K. Chaudhary, David Poladian, Vincent L. Wong and Michael J. Zyss 145
Six Axis Vibration Isolation Using Modern Control Techniques, (AAS 99-016), Doug Thayer, Mark Campbell and Juris Vagners 167
LANDSAT-7 Failure Detection and Correction (AAS 99-017), S. Scott, P. Sabelhaus, J. Rapp, C. Mazzocco, B. Bjork, K. Hawkins, J. Tralie and M. Deshield 181
SECTION III: AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING 201
Vision-Based Navigation for Rendezvous, Docking and Proximity Operations (AAS 99-021), John L. Junkins, Declan C. Hughes, Karim P. Wazni and Vatee Pariyapong 203
Experimental Results of Autonomous Rendezvous Docking on Japanese ETS-VII Satellite (AAS 99-022), Masaaki Mokuno, Isao Kawano and Toru Kasai 221
An Evaluation of the GPS Relative Navigation System for ETS-VII and HTV (AAS 99-023), Christopher D’Souza, Anthony Bogner, Timothy Brand, Jun Tsukui, Hiroshi Koyama and Taichi Nakamura 239
The ATV Rendez-vous Predevelopment Programme (ARP) (AAS 99-024), M. Cislaghi, W. Fehse, D. Paris and F. Ankersen 259
The Video Guidance Sensor: A Flight Proven Technology (AAS 99-025), Richard T. Howard, Thomas C. Bryan, Michael L. Book and Richard W. Dabney 281
SECTION IV: SYSTEM MODELING AND SIMULATION 299
Application of MATLAB®/Simulink® to Guidance and Control Flight-Code Design (AAS 99-062), Wayne F. Dellinger, Mark A. Salada and Hongxing Stella Shapiro 301
Use of the MATRIXx Integrated Toolkit on the Microwave Anisotropy Probe Attitude Control System (AAS 99-063), David K. Ward, Stephen F. Andrews, David C. McComas and James R. O’Donnell, Jr. 317
LANDSAT-7 Simulation and Testing Environments (AAS 99-064), E. Holmes, K. Ha, K. Hawkins, J. Lombardo, R. Phillips, M. Ram, P. Sabelhaus and S. Scott 335
Missile Technology Demonstration 3 (MTD-3) Flight Performance, (AAS 99-050), S. Slivinsky, R. Galloway, S. Breitling, C. Wilborn and A. Bukley 351
Step-Function Improvement in Attitude Determination Accuracy Without Abandoning Heritage Earth and Sun Reference Sensors (AAS 99-054), Robert B. Barnes 365
Space Based Radar (SBR) Tactical Display System (TDS) Virtual Prototyping Tool (AAS 99-060), John Barry, Paul Helt and Dan Olson 381
SECTION V: RECENT EXPERIENCES IN GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 387
Indostar-1 Early Orbit Operations (AAS 99-071), Marvin Arluk, Derek M. Surka, Michael A. Paluszek and Wendy I. Sullivan 389
Initialization and Early On-Orbit Performance of the Geosat Follow-on Satellite (AAS 99-072), William Frazier, Scott Mitchell, Michael Weiss and Douglas Wiemer 405
TRMM On-Orbit Attitude Control System Performance (AAS 99-073), Brent Robertson, Sam Placanica and Wendy Morgenstern 421
On-Orbit Performance of the Transition Region And Coronal Explorer (TRACE) Attitude Control System (AAS 99-075), Darrell Zimbelman and James G. Watzin 437
1997 RADARSAT Antarctic Maneuver (AAS 99-078), Gary W. Crocker, Jacques Payeur and Gregory R. Hammel 457
APPENDICES 483
Appendix A: Guidance and Control Storyboards 485
Appendix B: Publications of the American Astronautical Society 489
Advances
in the Astronautical Sciences 490
Science
and Technology Series 497
AAS
History Series 503
INDEX 505
Numerical Index 507
Author Index 509