Ephemeris Corrections in Celestial/Pulsar Navigation Using Time Differential and Ephemeris Estimation

No AccessEngineering NoteEphemeris Corrections in Celestial/Pulsar Navigation Using Time Differential and Ephemeris EstimationXiaolin Ning, Yuqing Yang, Zhuo Li, Mingzhen Gui and Jiancheng FangXiaolin NingBeihang University (BUAA), 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China*Associate Professor, School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering.Search for more papers by this author, Yuqing YangBeihang University (BUAA), 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China†Student, School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Zhuo LiBeihang University (BUAA), 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China†Student, School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Mingzhen GuiBeihang University (BUAA), 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China†Student, School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author and Jiancheng FangBeihang University (BUAA), 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China‡Professor, School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:6 Sep 2017https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G002711SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Xu F. and Fang J. 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The authors wish to express their gratitude to all members of the Science and Technology on Inertial Laboratory and Fundamental Science on Novel Inertial Instrument and Navigation System Technology Laboratory for their valuable comments.PDF Received28 December 2016Accepted23 June 2017Published online6 September 2017