Table of Contents

I—Background.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Attitude Geometry.- 3. Summary of Orbit Properties and Terminology.- 4. Modeling the Earth.- 5. Modeling the Space Environment.- II—Attitude Hardware and Data Acquisition.- 6. Attitude Hardware.- 7. Mathematical Models of Attitude Hardware.- 8. Data Transmission and Preprocessing.- 9. Data Validation and Adjustment.- III—Attitude Determination.- 10. Geometrical Basis of Attitude Determination.- 11. Single-Axis Attitude Determination Methods.- 12. Three-Axis Attitude Determination Methods.- 13. State Estimation Attitude Determination Methods.- 14. Evaluation and Use of State Estimators.- IV—Attitude Dynamics and Control.- 15. Introduction to Attitude Dynamics and Control.- 16. Attitude Dynamics.- 17. Attitude Prediction.- 18. Attitude Stabilization.- 19. Attitude Maneuver Control.- V—Mission Support.- 20. Software System Development.- 21. Software System Structure.- 22. Discussion.- VI—Appendices.- Appendix A—Spherical Geometry.- Appendix B—Construction of Global Geometry Plots.- Appendix C—Matrix and Vector Algebra.- Appendix D—Quaternions.- Appendix E—Coordinate Transformations.- Appendix F—The Laplace Transform.- Appendix G—Spherical Harmonics.- Appendix H—Magnetic Field Models.- Appendix I—Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control Systems.- Appendix J—Time Measurement Systems.- Appendix K—Metric Conversion Factors.- Appendix L—Solar System Constants.- Appendix M—Fundamental Physical Constants.

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