IP Library Granted Patent US 11,046,462
Granted Patent B2
US 11,046,462 · App. 16/234,159 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

Satellite attitude data fusion system and method thereof

Inventors: Ying-Wei Jan (Hsin-Chu, TW); Ming-Yu Yeh (Hsin-Chu, TW); Wei-Ting Wei (Hsin-Chu, TW); Jia-Cheng Li (Hsin-Chu, TW); Yeong-Wei Wu (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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Patent No.
US 11,046,462
App. No.
16/234,159
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A satellite attitude data fusion system and method is disclosed, applicable to the earth satellite environment to estimate attitude data of the satellite. When the satellite attitude data fusion system of the present invention is used to perform the satellite attitude data fusion method, the first step is to perform a body rates quaternion attitude data processing operation. Then, the next step is to perform an attitude/rates data fusion processing operation, wherein an attitude data fusion algorithm module receives the first IAE result data from the first EKF, and the second JAE result data from the second EKF, and performs an attitude/rates data fusion algorithm in a subsystem level to evaluate an attitude estimation JAE performance.

Claims (14)

1. A satellite attitude data fusion system, applicable to the earth satellite environment to estimate attitude data of the satellite, comprising:

a first EKF of a GS IAE;

a second EKF of the GS IAE;

a sensor;

a first gyro of a MEMS, wherein the first gyro of the MEMS is connected to the first EKF of the GS IAE;

a second gyro of a MEMS, wherein the second gyro of the MEMS is connected to the second EKF of the GS IAE; and

an attitude data fusion algorithm module,

wherein an attitude data fusion algorithm module, wherein the first gyro and the second gyro of the MEMS are connected to the attitude data fusion algorithm module, respectively,

wherein the first gyro and the second gyro of the MEMS are connected to the sensor, respectively,

wherein the first gyro of the MEMS performs a misalignment correction process and output first body rates data,

wherein the second gyro of the MEMS performs a misalignment correction process and output second body rates data,

wherein, the first EKF, the second EKF, the sensor, the first gyro, and the second gyro are used to perform a body rates quaternion attitude data processing operation based on the first body rates data, the second body rates data, and the quaternion attitude data to obtain first IAE result data and second IAE result data, and the attitude data fusion algorithm module performs an attitude/rates data fusion algorithm in a subsystem level to evaluate an attitude estimation IAE performance based on the first IAE result data, and the second IAE result data, and

wherein a first EKF of a GS IAE performs an first algorithm based on the first body rates data and the quaternion attitude data to obtain the first IAE result data, and a second EKF of the GS IAE performs an second algorithm based on the second body rates data and the quaternion attitude data to obtain the second IAE result data.

2. The satellite attitude data fusion system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first EKF of the GS IAE performs an first algorithm based on the first body rates data and the quaternion attitude data to obtain the first IAE result data, and the second EKF of the GS IAE performs an second algorithm based on the second body rates data and the quaternion attitude data to obtain the second IAE result data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
To: TAIWAN SPACE AGENCY
Reel/Frame 064736/0365 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2019
From: JAN, YING-WEI; YEH, MING-YU; WEI, WEI-TING; LI, JIA-CHENG; WU, YEONG-WEI
To: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Reel/Frame 048270/0969 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 107136839 · Oct 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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