Covariance Realism Is Not Enough

Carpenter, J Russell

关键词: COLLISIONS;    COMPUTATION;    CONSISTENCY;    COVARIANCE;    DEFECTS;    EPHEMERIDES;    FALSE ALARMS;    MISS DISTANCE;    PREDICTIONS;    PROBABILITY THEORY;    RISK ASSESSMENT;    SITUATIONAL AWARENESS;   

RP-ID  :  AAS 19-605,GSFC-E-DAA-TN73060

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

A great deal of effort has been put into improving the practice of space situational awareness such that covariance data associated with predicted close approaches is more “realistic.” However, “realistic” usually has meant “larger” and this presents a problem. In many cases, there exist multiple sources for predictive ephemerides, which may be fused to produce predictive states with smaller associated covariances. Ancillary to the fusion computation is the capability to assess consistency of the estimates. If actionable covariance information becomes available, interval estimates for the miss distance provide a more informative alternative to collision probability for risk assessment.