Volume 31, Issue 6 No AccessMars Aerobraking Spacecraft State Estimation by Processing Inertial Measurement Unit DataMoriba K. Jah, Michael E. Lisano II, George H. Born and Penina AxelradMoriba K. Jah U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kihei, Hawaii 96753Search for more papers by this author, Michael E. Lisano II Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91040Search for more papers by this author, George H. Born University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309Search for more papers by this author and Penina Axelrad University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.24304SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byMultidisciplinary optimization of end-to-end Mars aerobraking trajectory and spacecraft design1 Jun 2025 | Advances in Space Research, Vol. 75, No. 11Unified Trajectory Optimization Method for Multipass Aeroassisted Maneuvers via Convex OptimizationXiangdong Feng , Dong Qiao, Hongwei Han and Jilin Chen 25 April 2025 | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 0, No. 0Configuration Optimization for Dynamic Pressure-Assisted Measurement Based Mars Atmosphere Entry Navigation11 March 2025Onboard guidance and control algorithms for increased autonomous aerobraking capabilities at Mars1 Oct 2024 | Advances in Space Research, Vol. 74, No. 7Stochastic Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Aerobraking Using Convex Optimization and Covariance ControlZichen Zhao, Haibin Shang, Zhitong Yu and Junjie Ren5 June 2024 | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 47, No. 8Estimation and Error Analysis for Optomechanical Inertial Sensors11 September 2021 | Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 18X-ray-based positioning method for mars entry blackout mitigation1 Feb 2021 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 168Applied astrodynamics1 Jan 2021Research on Dynamic Inertial Estimation Technology for Deck Deformation of Large Ships25 September 2019 | Sensors, Vol. 19, No. 19An innovative navigation scheme for Mars entry using dynamic pressure measurement1 Nov 2017 | Advances in Space Research, Vol. 60, No. 10Review and prospect of guidance and control for Mars atmospheric entry1 Aug 2014 | Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol. 69Autonomous Aerobraking Development Software: Phase One Performance Analysis at Mars, Venus, and TitanRobert Maddock, Angela Bowes, Richard Powell, Jill Prince and Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo6 September 2012Attitude Determination from Light Curves Charles J. Wetterer and Moriba Jah 23 May 2012 | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 32, No. 5 What's Popular Volume 31, Number 6November 2008 Altmetrics Metrics Downloaded 34 times 13 citation in Crossref Crossmark TopicsAerobraking and AerocaptureAerospace SciencesAstrodynamicsAstronauticsOrbital PropertySpace OrbitSpace ShuttleSpace SystemsSpace Systems and VehiclesSpacecraft DesignSpacecraftsSpaceflightUncrewed Spacecraft KeywordsAerobraking ConfigurationInterplanetary SpacecraftIMUUnscented Kalman FilterPeriapsisDynamic PressureEarthAtmospheric DragSpacecraft TrajectoriesAccelerometerDigital Published online23 May 2012