A two-way noncoherent ranging technique for deep space missions
This paper adresses a technique for performing accurate ranging with a noncoherent system.
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The application of noncoherent Doppler data types for Deep Space Navigation
Recent improvements in computational capability and DSN technology have renewed interest in examining the possibility of using one-way Doppler data alone to navigate interplanetary spacecraft. The one-way data can be formulated as the standard differenced-count Doppler or as phase measurements, and the data can be received at a single station or differenced if obtained simultaneously at two stations. A covariance analysis, which analyzes the accuracy obtainable by combinations of one-way Doppler data, is performed and compared with similar results using standard two-way Doppler and range. The sample interplanetary trajectory used was that of the Mars Pathfinder mission to Mars. It is shown that differenced one-way data are capable of determining the angular position of the spacecraft to fairly high accuracy, but have relatively poor sensitivity to the range. When combined with single-station data, the position dispersions are roughly an order of magnitude larger in range and comparable in angular position as compared to dispersions obtained with standard two-way data types. It was also found that the phase formulation is less sensitive to data weight variations and data coverage than the differenced-count Doppler formulation.
Bhaskaran, S.↗