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Maximum A Posteriori Estimation of Hamiltonian Systems with High Order Taylor Polynomials

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This paper presents a new approach to Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) estimation for Hamiltonian dynamic systems. By representing probability density functions through Taylor polynomials and using Differential Algebra techniques, this work proposes to derive the MAP estimate directly from high order polynomials. The polynomial representation of the posterior probability density function leads to an accurate approximation of the true a posterior distribution, that describes the uncertainties of the state of the system. The new method is applied to a demonstrative orbit determination problem.

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This work was sponsored in part by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under grant number FA9550-18-1-0351

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  1. Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

    Simone Servadio & Renato Zanetti

  2. Auckland Space Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Roberto Armellin

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Appendix

The DAMAP algorithm for the orbit determination application summed up in Algorithm 1.

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Servadio, S., Zanetti, R. & Armellin, R. Maximum A Posteriori Estimation of Hamiltonian Systems with High Order Taylor Polynomials. J Astronaut Sci 69, 511–536 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-022-00304-4

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Keywords

  • Filtering problem
  • Halo orbits
  • Maximum a posteriori
  • Nonlinear estimation
  • Orbit determination