1. Artificial satellites preliminary orbit determination by the modified high-order Gauss method.
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Arroyo, V., Cordero, A., Torregrosa, J.R., and Vassileva, M.P.
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ARTIFICIAL satellites , *GAUSSIAN processes , *STOCHASTIC convergence , *NEWTON-Raphson method , *NONLINEAR systems , *NUMERICAL analysis - Abstract
In recent years, high-order methods have shown to be very useful in many practical applications, in which nonlinear systems arise. In this case, a classical method of positional astronomy have been modified in order to hold a nonlinear system in its establishments (that in the classical method is reduced to a single equation). At this point, high-order methods have been introduced in order to estimate the solutions of this system and, then, determine the orbit of the celestial body. We also have implemented a user friendly application, which will allow us to make a numerical and graphical comparison of the different methods with reference orbits, or user defined orbits. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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