Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1764286 | Advances in Space Research | 2014 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The direct Bayesian admissible region approach is an a priori state free measurement association and initial orbit determination technique for optical tracks. In this paper, we test a hybrid approach that appends a least squares estimator to the direct Bayesian method on measurements taken at the Zimmerwald Observatory of the Astronomical Institute at the University of Bern. Over half of the association pairs agreed with conventional geometric track correlation and least squares techniques. The remaining pairs cast light on the fundamental limits of conducting tracklet association based solely on dynamical and geometrical information.
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Authors
Kohei Fujimoto, Daniel J. Scheeres, Johannes Herzog, Thomas Schildknecht,