Application of the Kalman Filter to Estimate the State of an Aerobraking Maneuver

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Maneuver</td><td align="center">Propellant consumption (kg)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Without the Kalman filter</td><td align="center">40.63</td></tr><tr><td align="left">With the Kalman filter</td><td align="center">8.96</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Propellant consumption analysis of the second case.

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Table 4: Application of the Kalman Filter to Estimate the State of an Aerobraking Maneuver 