Deep Space Navigation with Pulsars (parallel 2)
Programme Reference
2012-13
Country
Spain
Start Date
2012
End Date
2013
Programme: Discovery Prime Contractor: GMV
Description
The XNAV concept has been analysed in detail. The performances obtained from simulations have been validated successfully using real data from XMM-Newton space telescope.
The performances obtained using real data are not in line with the XNAV performances (100 m for the Crab pulsar) due to limitations in the XMM-Newton instrument operations. We have been forced to use a source much fainter than the Crab pulsar and surrounded by a background much stronger than expected.
• Application domain: Generic Technologies
• Initial TRL: TRL N/A
• Target TRL: TRL N/A
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