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View SchemaAttitude Determination from Single-Antenna Carrier-Phase Measurements
| Authors | Thomas B. Bahder |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0212028 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0212028 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.1448871 |
| Journal | J. Appl. Phys. vol. 91, No. 7, April 1, 2002 |
Abstract
A model of carrier phase measurement (as carried out by a satellite navigation receiver) is formulated based on electromagnetic theory. The model shows that the phase of the open-circuit voltage induced in the receiver antenna with respect to a local oscillator (in the receiver) depends on the relative orientation of the receiving and transmitting antennas. The model shows that using a {\it single} receiving antenna, and making carrier phase measurements to seven satellites, the 3-axis attitude of a user platform (in addition to its position and time) can be computed relative to an initial point. This measurement model can also be used to create high-fidelity satellite signal simulators that take into account the effect of platform rotation as well as translation.
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"title": "Attitude Determination from Single-Antenna Carrier-Phase Measurements",
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