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'Space GPS' autonomous spacecraft navigation, Proposal for autonomous spacecraft navigation with X-ray telescope.
TheAnt
post Aug 7 2016, 09:29 AM
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Pulsars can be used for autonomous spacecraft navigation by obtaining position and direction in space with an accuracy of 2km, on condition the spacecraft is provided by one small X-ray telescope on board.

"New method operates autonomously, increasing the number and capabilities of space missions", according to a news page from University of Leicester.
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post Aug 8 2016, 11:27 PM
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Well, the pulses aren't sinus-like, but very short and intense. This results in an accurate time resolution. The time between the peaks can be interpolated by a clock.
More pulsars tend to reduce statistical errors or outliers, yes.
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- TheAnt   'Space GPS' autonomous spacecraft navigation   Aug 7 2016, 09:29 AM
- - Explorer1   Fascinating stuff; this would be an upgrade from s...   Aug 7 2016, 05:32 PM
- - katodomo   The title first made me think of something by DLR...   Aug 7 2016, 06:28 PM
- - nprev   Just for comparison, how accurate are the usual Su...   Aug 7 2016, 11:39 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 7 2016, 03:39 PM) Just...   Aug 8 2016, 12:06 AM
- - nprev   Yeah, realized that was dumb as soon as I typed it...   Aug 8 2016, 12:40 AM
- - Gerald   Re orientation and position: I'd guess, that x...   Aug 8 2016, 07:54 AM
- - Brian Burns   There's actually an experiment launching for t...   Aug 8 2016, 02:13 PM
- - Gerald   Pulsars are like very precise clocks. They emit sh...   Aug 8 2016, 05:38 PM
|- - Brian Burns   QUOTE (Gerald @ Aug 8 2016, 12:38 PM) Com...   Aug 8 2016, 06:32 PM
- - Gerald   Well, the pulses aren't sinus-like, but very s...   Aug 8 2016, 11:27 PM

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