Module: starTracker

Executive Summary

Sensor model to simulate a Star Tracker.

The module PDF Description contains further information on this module’s function, how to run it, as well as testing. The corruption types are outlined in this PDF Description.

Message Connection Descriptions

The following table lists all the module input and output messages. The module msg connection is set by the user from python. The msg type contains a link to the message structure definition, while the description provides information on what this message is used for.

Module I/O Messages

Msg Variable Name	Msg Type	Description
scStateInMsg	SCStatesMsgPayload	sc input state message
sensorOutMsg	STSensorMsgPayload	sensor output state message

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class StarTracker : public SysModel

#include <starTracker.h>

star tracker class

Public Functions

StarTracker()

~StarTracker()

void UpdateState(uint64_t CurrentSimNanos)

update module states

void Reset(uint64_t CurrentClock)

Method for reseting the module.

This method is used to reset the module.

Parameters:

CurrentSimNanos – The current simulation time from the architecture

Returns:

void

void readInputMessages()

read input messages

void writeOutputMessages(uint64_t Clock)

write output messages

void computeSensorErrors()

compute sensor errors

void applySensorErrors()

apply sensor errors

void computeTrueOutput()

compute true output values

void computeQuaternion(double *sigma, STSensorMsgPayload *sensorValue)

compute quaternion from MRPs

Parameters:

• sigma –

• sensorValues –

Public Members

uint64_t sensorTimeTag

[ns] Current time tag for sensor out

ReadFunctor<SCStatesMsgPayload> scStateInMsg

[-] sc input state message

Message<STSensorMsgPayload> sensorOutMsg

[-] sensor output state message

Eigen::Matrix3d PMatrix

[-] Cholesky-decomposition or matrix square root of the covariance matrix to apply errors with

Eigen::Vector3d walkBounds

[-] “3-sigma” errors to permit for states

Eigen::Vector3d navErrors

[-] Current navigation errors applied to truth

double dcm_CB[3][3]

[-] Transformation matrix from body to case

STSensorMsgPayload trueValues

[-] total measurement without perturbations

STSensorMsgPayload sensedValues

[-] total measurement including perturbations

double mrpErrors[3]

[-] Errors to be applied to the input MRP set indicating whether

SCStatesMsgPayload scState

[-] Module variable where the input State Data message is stored

BSKLogger bskLogger

&#8212; BSK Logging

Private Members

Eigen::Matrix3d AMatrix

[-] AMatrix that we use for error propagation

GaussMarkov errorModel

[-] Gauss-markov error states