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FOREWORD vii
PREFACE ix
SECTION I AUTONOMY AND INNOVATIONS IN GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 1
GPS Attitude System Integrated With an Inertial System for Space Applications (AAS 97-001), Hendrik C. Gelderloos, Suneel I. Sheikh and Brian W. Schipper 3
Design of a Low-Cost Attitude Determination and Control System for a Free-flying Telerobotic Satellite Servicer (AAS 97-003), Steven W. Sell and David L. Akin 23
TOPEX/POSEIDON Autonomous Maneuver Experiment (TAME) Design and Implementation (AAS 97-004), T. Kia, J. Mellstrom, A. Klumpp, T. Munson and P. Vaze 41
Attitude Control and Survival of the STARDUST Spacecraft During the Wild-2 Coma Passage (AAS 97-005), Eric P. Lander and Seth E. Hollar 57
SECTION II ORBITAL PHENOMENON ON GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL 77
Application and Flight Data Test Results of an Earth Albedo Model (AAS 97-011), Eleanor A. Ketchum, Thomas W. Flatley and James R. Morrissey 79
Protecting the Space Station from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (AAS 97-012), Paul Shawcross 93
Predicting Conjunctions With Trackable Space Debris: Some Recent Experiences (AAS 97-014), Edna L. Jenkins and Paul W. Schumacher, Jr. 99
Debris Considerations for the Orbcomm Constellation (AAS 97-015), Timothy D. Maclay and Maria Evans 107
Tracking and Data Relay Satellites H, I, J Compliance With NASA’s Orbital Debris Policy: A Case Study (AAS 97-016), John S. Gagosian, Robert D. Furber and Samir C. Malek 119
SECTION III NATURAL RADIATION EFFECTS ON GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL DESIGN 131
Radiation Hardened Electronic Component Development at GSFC (AAS 97-022), Mark Flanegan and Ken LaBel 133
Microelectronics and Photonics Test Bed (AAS 97-024), James C. Ritter 139
Radiation Effects Issues for JPL Interplanetary Missions (AAS 97-026), C. Barnes, A. Johnston, C. Lee, G. Swift and B. Rax 151
Radiation Hardening Techniques for Commercially Produced Microelectronics for Space Guidance and Control Applications (AAS 97-027), Charles P. Brothers, Jr., Joseph R. Chavez, David R. Alexander and David G. Mavis 169
SECTION IV PRECISION OPTICAL CONTROL 181
Design of an Artificial Star for Gravity Probe B: A Precision Light Beam for Testing a Cryogenic Space Telescope (AAS 97-061), Edward B. Acworth, Rob J. Bernier, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Daniel B. DeBra, John Lipa, C. W. Francis Everitt, Ken Triebes and Lynn Huff 183
Scene Based Image Motion Compensation (SIMC) (AAS 97-062), David R. Shostak and Michael Skow 203
Actuator Systems for Precision Motion Control (AAS 97-063), Marc Samuelson, Ephrahim Garcia, John Otto, Jeff Paine and John Main 215
Imaging Pointing Control and Aspect Determination System for the NASA Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AAS 97-064), Chris J. Schauwecker, Stephen L. Shawger, Frank C. Tung and Gerald S. Nurre 233
Pointing and Scanning Control of Optical Instruments Using Rotating Unbalanced Masses (AAS 97-065), Carlee A. Bishop, John Y. Hung, Michael E. Polites and Dean C. Alhorn 251
A Precision Pointing Control System for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) (AAS 97-067), Tooraj Kia, David S. Bayard and Fernando Tolivar 267,
SECTION V RECENT EXPERIENCES IN GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 285
EUVE Reaction Wheel Assembly In-Flight Performance (AAS 97-071), Robert Bauer 287
Performance of the MSX Guidance and Control System (AAS 97-072), D. R. Haley, T. E. Strikwerda, J. C. Ray, H. L. Fisher, G. A. Heyler and R. T. Pham 311
On-Orbit Anomalies in the TOMS-EP Earth Sensors (AAS 97-073), Brent P. Robertson, Josephine K. San and Vaughn H. Selby 331
Recent Experience of the Space Inertial Reference Unit (SIRU) (AAS 97-074), R. Ciolino, G. Londerville and D. Haley 347
On-Board Ephemeris Determination Using a GPS Receiver for the MSTI-3 Spacecraft (AAS 97-075), Igor Lazbin 367
Fast Mission Start-Up, An Attitude Control Stress Test (AAS 97-076), James G. Watzin 381
Near Guidance and Control System (AAS 97-077), T. E. Strikwerda, J. C. Ray, D. R. Haley, G. A. Heyler, H. L. Fisher and R. T. N. Pham 397
APPENDICES 417
Appendix A: Guidance and Control Storyboards 419
Appendix B: Publications of the American Astronautical Society 421, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences 422, Science and Technology Series 428, AAS History Series 434
INDEX 437
Numerical Index 439
Author Index 441