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Applications of Kalman Filtering in Aerospace 1960 to the Present [Historical Perspectives]

2010; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 30; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/mcs.2010.936465

1941-000X

Mohinder S. Grewal, Angus P. Andrews,

GNSS positioning and interference

In the 1960s, the Kalman filter was applied to navigation for the Apollo Project, which required estimates of the trajectories of manned spacecraft going to the Moon and back. With the lives of the astronauts at stake, it was essential that the Kalman filter be proven effective and reliable before it could be used. This article is about the lead up to Kalman's work, key discoveries in the development and maturation of the filter, a sampling of its many applications in aerospace, and recognition of some who played key roles in that history.