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This paper is organized around three themes that have interested me over my career: covariance analysis, constrained estimation, and angular momentum. Both analytical and numerical approaches to covariance analysis are discussed. The section on constraints begins with general considerations arising from the nature of the rotation group before moving to Wahba’s Problem and quaternion Kaiman filters. The discussion of angular momentum includes its use in attitude determination and control as well as in the detection and diagnosis of spacecraft anomalies. Relevant illustrative examples are included.

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Presented at the F. Landis Markley Astronautics Symposium, Cambridge, Maryland, June 29–July 2, 2008.

This paper is dedicated to Eugene J. Lefferts.

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Markley, F.L. Lessons Learned. J of Astronaut Sci 57, 3–29 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03321491

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