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In Part II we described both the hardware and the process by which attitude data are gathered, transmitted to the attitude software system, and assembled in a manner appropriate for attitude determination. In Part III we describe the procedures by which these data are processed to determine the spacecraft attitude. Chapter 10 introduces the types of attitude measurements and the geometrical meaning of these measurements. Chapters 11 and 12 describe methods for combining as many measurements as there are observables (usually two or three) to produce a single, possibly multivalued determination of the attitude. Chapters 13 and 14 then describe filtering methods to provide optimum estimates of the attitude, given many data points.
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Chen, L.C., Wertz, J.R. (1978). Geometrical Basis of Attitude Determination. In: Wertz, J.R. (eds) Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9907-7_10
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