This book discusses autonomous spacecraft navigation based on X-ray pulsars, analyzing how to process X-ray pulsar signals, how to simulate them, and how to estimate the pulse’s time of arrival based on epoch folding. In turn, the book presents a range of X-ray pulsar-based spacecraft positioning/time-keeping/attitude determination methods. It also describes the error transmission mechanism of the X-ray pulsar-based navigation system and its corresponding compensation methods. Further, the book introduces readers to navigation based on multiple measurement information fusion, such as X-ray pulsar/traditional celestial body integrated navigation and X-ray pulsar/INS integrated navigation. As such, it offers readers extensive information on both the theory and applications of X-ray pulsar-based navigation, and reflects the latest developments in China and abroad.

Autonomous Navigation
Ground-based Simulation
Major Error Sources
Navigation System
Time Transformation Model

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Fundamential of the X-Ray Pulsar-Based Navigation
• X-Ray Pulsar Signal Processing
• Errors Within the Time Transfer Model and Compensation Methods for Earth-Orbing Spacecraft
• X-Ray Pulsar/Multiple Measurement Information Fused Navigation
• Spacecraft Autonomous Navigation Using the X-Ray Pulsar Time Difference of Arrival
• Ground-Based Simulation and Verification System for X-Ray Pulsar-Based Navigation

College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
Wei Zheng, Yidi Wang

Book Title
X-ray Pulsar-based Navigation

Book Subtitle
Theory and Applications

Authors
Wei Zheng, Yidi Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3293-1

Hardcover ISBN
978-981-15-3292-4
Published: 18 April 2020

Softcover ISBN
978-981-15-3295-5
Published: 18 April 2021

eBook ISBN
978-981-15-3293-1
Published: 17 April 2020

Series ISSN
2522-0454

Series E-ISSN
2522-0462

Edition Number
1

Number of Pages
XII, 222

Number of Illustrations
12 b/w illustrations, 137 illustrations in colour

Topics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Signal, Image and Speech Processing