CONTENTS
(Volume 74, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences,
Guidance and Control 1991)

Page

FOREWORD, Robert D. Culp vii

PREFACE, James P. McQuerry xi

SECTION I - ADVANCES IN GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL 1

Strategic Avionics Technology Planning (AAS 91-020), Kenneth J. Cox and Don C. Brown 3

Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control (AAS 91-022), A. J. Bordano, G. G. McSwain and S. T. Fernandes 15

A Scalable Architecture for an Operational Spaceborne Autonav System (AAS 91-023), L. Jane Hansen 39

Mitigating Multipath Error in GPS Based Attitude Determination (AAS 91-024), Clark E. Cohen and Bradford W. Parkinson 53

Autonomous, All-Stellar Attitude Determination Experiment:  Ground Test Results (AAS 91-025), H. L. Fisher, T. E. Strikwerda, C. C. Kilgus, L. J. Frank and M. D. Shuster 69

The Minimum Control Authority of a System of Actuators with Applications to Gravity Probe-B (AAS 91-026), Peter Wiktor and Dan DeBra 85

SECTION II - GUIDANCE AND CONTROL STORYBOARD DISPLAYS 111

Microgravity Flight Testing of a Laboratory Robot (AAS 91-035), Elaine M. Hinman 113

Reaction Wheel Control of the MSX Satellite (AAS 91-038), Terry Marshall, Tracy Gunderman and Fred Mobley 119

Non-Collocated Control of an Inverted Flexible Structure (AAS 91-041), Steve Clark and Charles Fosha 139

A Magnetic Bearing Momentum Wheel for High Pointing Accuracy and Vibration Sensitive Space Applications (AAS 91-042), U. J. Bichler 149

Flight Telerobotic Servicer Prototype Simulator (AAS 91-043), Rob Schein, Linda Krauze, Craig Hartley, Alan Dickenson, Tom LaVecchia and Bob Working 165

Space Telerobotic Research and Applications at Space Systems/Loral (AAS 91-046), Scott W. Tilley, Michael G. Hollars, Colin M. Francis and Alfred H. Tadros 179

IntelliSTAR^TM - An Emerging Spacecraft Control Architecture to Improve Autonomous Control and Operation (AAS 91-048), John Barry, Linas Raslavicius and Thomas P. Gathmann 187

SECTION III - CHALLENGES AND APPROACHES TO SPACE-BORNE POINTING CONTROL 195

The Controls-Structures Interaction Guest Investigator Program - An Overview and Phase I Experimental Results (AAS 91-050), Rudeen Smith-Taylor and Sharon E. Tanner 197

Demonstrations of LSS Active Vibration Control Technology on Representative Ground-Based Testbeds (AAS 91-051), David C. Hyland, Douglas J. Phillips and Emmanuel G. Collins, Jr., 217

Experimental Verification of Nanometer Level Optical Pathlength Control on a Flexible Structure (AAS 91-052), Michael O’Neal, Daniel Eldred, Dankai Liu and David Redding 231

Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing Concept Solutions for an Independent Complementary Space Experiment (ICSE) (AAS 91-053), Sherman M. Seltzer, Richard W. Schock, Norman Fitz-Coy, Ronald C. Francis, Kent E. Weir and Louis A. Morine 251

A Wavefront Compensation Approach to Segmented Mirror Figure Control (AAS 91-054), David Redding, Bill Breckenridge, George Sevaston and Ken Lau 283

A Class of Neural Networks and Their Application (AAS 91-055), Noureddine Kermiche and Renjeng Su 299

Thermal Elastic Shock and its Effect on TOPEX Spacecraft Attitude Control (AAS 91-056), Darrell F. Zimbelman 311

SECTION IV - INTERNATIONAL SPACE PROGRAMS 337

Evaluation of Flight Results of the ROSAT Attitude Measurement and Control System (AAS 91-060), W. Schrempp, A. Böinghoff, E. Brüderle, N. Gradmann, H. Herbst, L. Kaffer and W. Oesterlin 339

Image Navigation and Registration of Second Generation METEOSAT (AAS 91-061), Bernard Blancke, James L. Carr and Patrick Mauté 355

Control System Challenges Associated with the Mobile Servicing System for Space Station Freedom (AAS 91-062), Michael E. Stieber and Patrick T. K. Fung 375

A Guidance, Navigation and Control System for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Between Hermes, the Columbus Free Flyer and the Space Station Freedom (AAS 91-063), Wigbert Fehse, Alberto Tobias, Calixte Champetier, Jean-Michel Pairot and Christian Pauvert 385

High Precision Control Systems for Telescopes and Interferometers (AAS 91-064), H. Jörck 411

Advanced GNC Concepts and Techniques for an Interplanetary Mission (AAS 91-065), Calixte Champetier, Pascal Régnier and Jean de Lafontaine 433

Telecommunications, Navigation and Information Management Concept Overview for the Space Exploration Initiative Program (AAS 91-066), Jerome A. Bell, Elaine Stephens and Gregg Barton 453

SECTION V - RECENT EXPERIENCES 471

Attitude Control Experience with the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (AAS 91-070), William Frazier, Kevin Saylors, Fred Patton and Kjell Stakkestad 473

Initial Performance Improvements Due to Design Modifications for the Pointing Control System on the Hubble Space Telescope (AAS 91-071), G. S. Nurre, J. P. Sharkey and H. B. Waites 493

Magellan Star Scanner Experiences:  What a Long, Strange Trip it’s Been (AAS 91-072), Eric H. Seale 513

GN&C for the Pegasus^² Air-Launched Space Booster:  Design and First Flight Results (AAS 91-073), Daniel Rovner 529

Execution of a Successful Rocket Plume Observation from the LACE Satellite (AAS 91-074), Richard Campion, Triet Tran, D. M. Horan, H. W. Smathers, and R. E. Palma 541

Magnetic Attitude Determination Subsystem Performance on the LACE Spacecraft (AAS 91-075), S. M. Fox, P. K. Pal, M. L. Psiak and M. E. Mook 553

Discovery of BE-7 Accretion in Low Earth Orbit (AAS 91-076), G. W. Phillips, S. E. King, R. A. August, J. C. Ritter, J. H. Cutchin, P. S. Haskins, J. E. McKisson, D. W. Ely, A. G. Weisenberger, R. B. Piercey and T. Dybler 575

SECTION VI - LOW-EARTH ORBIT SPACE ENVIRONMENT 585

Gravitational Effects on Low-Earth Orbiters (AAS 91-010), George W. Rosborough 587

Atmospheric Drag (AAS 91-011), R. G. Roble 611

Orbital Debris (AAS 91-012), Robert D. Culp 629

Radiation Effects on Spacecraft (AAS 91-013), James C. Ritter 649

Initial Results from Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) Postretrieval Observations (AAS 91-015), William H. Kinard, Glenna D. Martin and Robert L. O’Neal 669

APPENDICES 695

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 696

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series 697

Science and Technology Series 702

INDEX 707

Numerical Index 709

Author Index 712